Didn't have it today at all. Jeff gave me a 8 mile plan with 2 warm up miles, 2 miles at 8:40, 2 miles at 8:20, 1 mile at 8:10 and a cool down mile. I started late so I wasn't sure the whole run could be done or not. I decided to try and get it in. My miscalculation of distance before I left was in full effect again. I ran my usual route backwards to get a new perspective and change things up. However, I was on the 6 mile route instead of the 8. I was able to tack on enough mileage to get about 7.7 miles in. My legs were not buying in from the get go today. It has been a hard two weeks of build. My warm up miles were slow, 10:22 and 9:43. I could tell getting up to speed was going to be rough. The first two 8:40 miles were 8:51and 8:45 but I knew there wasn't alot in the tank today. Getting down to 8:20 for the next two was going to be rough. I decided to knock out what was possible and turned in 8:55 and 8:52 for the next two. Disappointing to be sure but I was doing the best I could considering the fatigue. I was up late the night before and was not operating at full rest which was a possible contributor to my slow times. I really tried to make the last fast mile but could only turn a 8:32 mile. Just wasn't happening today. When the seventh mile went off, I walked for about a tenth of a mile or so and then jogged it in. My Garmin training effect for the day was a 5 which tranlates to "Overreaching". I probably should have backed off a little and should not have been so concerned about the times. It is my last fast training run so I stuck with the program as much as possible. Training starts backing off now so the hay is in the barn at this point. Shelby got me an Enduroshark jersey so I can support them in Kerrville unless the swim is not wetsuit legal. Otherwise, I'll be wearing my Orca speed suit.
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