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Failed 16-miler. Fortunately with Josh who helped me make it in.

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Felt fine but really thought I was running faster ... ???

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Do-no-harm recovery run. Calves were tight to start. Took 4 miles to loosen up. Got into Hpuston late last night. After months of no rain, a light drizzle had begun by the time I got back home.

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Objective
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9 mi. Tempo @ 7:27

This one turned out pretty good. I need to break down the splits but I think they were tightly bunched. Satellite reception may have given me a little extra mileage over the final .8 mi.

A 3:15 marathon breaks down to a 7:27/mile pace. A subjective test is to run that pace and see how it feels. I felt fine over the first half and struggled a little over the back half.

This test is far less scientific than Monday's Yasso 800's but at the very least it sets a benchmark for the next few weeks.

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9 mi. On Lakefront

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10x.5 mi.@ 6:30/ w/3:15 active recoveries
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Today's run revealed either 1) it was an "off" day or 2) I'm not in 3:15 marathon shape. Unfortunately I think it's the latter.

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Garmin was set up wrong for this workout so the 4th rep is screwed up because that's where I stopped fix things.

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Recovery run on tired legs. Hammy and calves were tight.
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