AM: 10.2 miles- long warmup and striders, directly into a treadmill tempo at the end, then gym work, followed by a 1-mile slog home.
Workout was a 25-minute, 5-mile tempo @5:00/mile.
25 minutes later my heartrate was still 7-10 beats below max, and I felt I could have held on a couple more miles which is encouraging. My perceived effort was probably an 8.5/10. I had been thinking about this workout since yesterday and certainly wanted to do it at a 2.0 incline on the treadmill, but I just didn't have the cajones to do it from the start so I set it at 1.0 incline. With a mile and a half to go, I upped the incline to 2.0.
In hindsight, I realize I had the capability to leave it at 2.0 incline the entire time, but- not shockingly- hindsight is 20/15. Next time I will not be so easy on myself- growth only comes with failure and uncomfortability.
PM: 6 miles
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