Today was an early morning start. I met up with Steve K and MichelleL for some early morning speed work. The plan was to do a 10 mile tempo run at or below marathon pace? We decided that marathon pace would be 6:25-6:30, that is for Michelle and I. I felt really sluggish for the first 2 miles and then I kind of got into a groove. Miles 4-7 felt really easy, 7-8 were hard and 8-10 were getting really hard? I fought a stomach cramp for a while and it was really starting to bother me around mile 8. Legs felt fine but the stomach was just not cooperating? Michelle and I would jockey back and forth on the lead runner while Steve was always in front. At mile 9.6 I really wanted to be done and could feel that my stomach was in knots? Michelle pulled away and then with .2 left I decided that I wouldn't finish a 10 mile tempo run weak with only .2 left. It always feels good to be done with a long hard run like that, and I know that I always say that when I finish one. It has been nice to have Steve come out with us, he is very smart and knows a lot about the sport. Splits Mile 1 6:38 Mile 2 6:31 Mile 3 6:36
Mile 4 6:11
Mile 5 6:10
Mile 6 6:19
Mile 7 6:20
Mile 8 6:21
Mile 9 6:17
Mile 10 6:18 1:03:46 for the whole run
ave pace 6:22.6 Ran back to the corner and stretched for a bit and then headed home and drank some endurox. When I got to work I found out that I had to drive to Vernal to look at a job that is bidding, it was kind of a surpise bid, so I spent the whole day driving and looking at a future road in the awesome town of Vernal....:)
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