8 at marathon effort. 1.5 up and 1.6 down.
This was during lunch so I made a route that started at Arapeen and Wakara going south around the zoo and to the end of Wasatch at 2300 S. This is a nice Boston simulator other than the 1 mile 150 foot hill from Sunnyside to the start of Wasatch and then another 150 ft 1 mile down. These are miles .7-2.7 and 5.3 - 7.3. 450 ft of total climb and descent for the tempo. Spits were 5:53, 6:02, 5:55, 5:56, 5:55, 5:56, 5:59, 5:56. The slowest miles were those with the most climbing . Felt strong throughout but it was a good effort. Mostly, I was feeling thirsty for the first time in months with the temperature nearing 70 by the end of the workout. 6:31 for the workout just like the Saturday long run but with a slow 300 ft climb back to the office on the cool down.
The intention at Boston if I am feeling good is to go after the hills and keep those miles sub 6 if possible.
I'm pretty sure there was a Trevor Baker sighting on the warm up. He looked long enough for me to look back and I think it was him. If I'd ever met him before, I would've been sure to say hei.
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