Objective Improvement

Wed :: AM: 8 Easy
PM: 4 Easy with Drills

Today :: 12.5mi Progression run: 72min flat

The only flat run I have around here that doesn't take me through the 'hood is my route to work. Mostly I do it on the bike, but a couple of times a month I run it. Since it's flat I usually end up using this as my tempo run because running down hills at 5min pace makes me very nervous. It's just shy of the Half-Marathon distance so it's also a good physical and mental fitness indicator when I end up picking it up over the final 5mi. Although I seldom push it over the edge, it takes some resolve to pick it up after 8 solid miles of tempo. Today was the fastest I've ever run this route; roughly 75min for the Half which is 5:45's. Later in the season I won't be all that confident with this pace because it's not near fast enough to get me to where I want, but for now I'm happy. I'm also tired because it's been a mentally draining few days at work. Not that I'm complaining. It's almost the weekend!