Kimia and I got home from Arizona late on Sunday, and I had a project due on Monday which was not finished until just before class Monday afternoon. I ended up taking an extra day off on Monday to recover from the travel and the lack of sleep finishing the project. the rest of the week went well, as I ran an 8.6 mile tempo home from school on Tuesday averaging 5:33 on the way home despite it being windy (I was late coming home and the bishop was coming to visit). I also ran an 8.1 mile tempo at Sunset park on Saturday as part of my long run (2.7 mile loop x 3). Wind was less of an issue on Saturday as I was on a loop and I got a little bit of everything, but the trail I was on does twist and turn a lot and there was a net slowing effect from the wind, it simply was not as pronounced as it usually is. I averaged 5:30 for the tempo, while averaging 5:17 the last 2.7, and 5:26 for the 2.7 miles before that after an opening loop that was considerably slower.
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