5:30 am Progression run with White. Idea was 9 incrementally increasing miles. We met at the JRP and we didn't really warm up other than a slower first mile. Splits were 7:53, 7:06, 6:59, 6:45, 6:25, 6:18, 6:07 and 6:06. Cut it one mile short and we did a 2 mile cool down. I think I could have executed with a longer warm up but I wasn't sure it was worth it to push hard for another mile. 1:09:33 total. Beautiful morning. Lunch 3.75 around Red Butte via the nature trail. I ran mile three in 5:31 with a 250ft drop from the gate down to Fort Douglas to get a sub 6 mile in for the day. 30:22 total with 550ft of climb, 151 HR (170 max;162 avg during fast mile). High 70s so warm but tolerable. I went back to work and did 7x8 second treadmill hill blasts (12mph and 15 incline). Today, I exceeded my mileage total for 2012!
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