AM Woke up at 5:40 after going to sleep at 11. Felt ok and I finally got out for a morning. Plan was a half marathon primer. 5x2k at 10k pace with 3 minute recoveries. 2 up and 2 down Did these at the west high track. I think my 10k pace is somewhere between 5:53-5:43 so I thought I would shoot for 5:45 and see if it stuck. Since I was on the track, an even 1.25 or 5 laps made more sense. So that's a 7:12 interval. Splits were 7:19, 7:17, 7:28, 7:24, 7:27. That's a best pace of 5:49.6 and a worst of 5:58.4. My garmin disagrees with the mileage on the track (shows auto lap miles of 5:29, 5:38, 5:38) so I am going with the track time observed. The workout wasn't taxing but I didn't feel like I had much more speed in me. Perhaps a bit tough to get going in the morning and some cumulative fatigue from a high mileage week. Cooled down only 1.17. Felt a bit warm - mid 60s maybe finishing around 70 and some humidity. Also, a bit of a headwind going south but that subsided after the first couple. Lunch 1 mile treadmill warm up. 6x8 seconds at 15 incline and 12 mph. Stretching and core.
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