Yesterday’s interval session seemed to validate my new pace philosophy.  Not only are my daily workouts suddenly way more fun and even a bit exciting as far as unexpected ease, a background worry that the quality workouts might suffer from picking it up everywhere else has so far been allayed.  In fact, I had a kick-ass session.

The session was 9.35mi (odd distance due to timed recoveries) w/ 5 x mi @15K pace (targeting 7:00s), 1 min recoveries. It was 69 and humid (temp + dewpoint =128), but the weird thing is that having run this new way for a few days, confidence is starting to creep in; I had little doubt that I’d be hitting the right paces and weather wasn’t even a worry.  This is no small thing.

So…leaving the house, my first two miles averaged 8:09s.  Splits on the mile intervals went 6:57, 6:55, 6:58, 6:58, 7:00.  The recoveries were quicker than usual, staying in the 8s except for a middle one, and the last 2 miles home averaged 8:17.  The whole run averaged 7:41.

Today and Tomorrow
I’ve got a voiceover job this morning (had quite a few this month, yay) and upon my return will do 7 miles purposely devoid of zoom.  Then tomorrow I have the Echo Stress Test.  All I’m thinking about that is “It better not compromise Friday’s tempo run!”  A girl’s got her priorities, you know.

And that’s the story, Morning Glories.  Have a lovely couple of days and run swell!

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