Long run with 8 mile tempo. 8 up 4 down. Met up with Fritz, Nate and Kotter at HHS and did a loop south through Holladay. The 8 back is a net zero with a lot of rollers so, you know, Boston simulation. It was pretty windy going out but that meant more favorable winds on the way back.
I guess I forgot to tell Fritz we were running tempo so he got things off to a quick start. We dropped to sub 5:50 right after a pit stop at 7.75. Starting at 8, miles were 5:45, 5:44, 5:42 and 5:46 (down 70 ft, even, even, up 65 ft). I lost steam on the next mile and fell back a bit and was a afraid I was dying off 5:56 with 57 up. Next mile was 45 down and a 5:45 and I was feeling better. Then a 5:47 with 17 ft down and a 5:52 final mile with 8 ft up. 47:48 for 8.25 miles or 5:47.6 avg.
I was not felling as good as last week and I was cooked by the end but I think that's exactly what I needed.
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