Notes
Some of the best weather I've ever had on this course. The lack of wind is very rare and the warmer temperatures were nice today. I don't think I was ready for Four Lakes with Carlson and C Kane today so just headed out to tempo modaff with RJ. We didn't start out ridiculous but were definitely clicking off a solid pace relatively early. Outside of dodging a lot of huge puddles and patches of snow/ice the first couple miles, the route was pretty clear. Tried to keep the pace quick and smooth. Stride felt very smooth through halfway or so before I had to focus more and more on getting the hips and footstrike in the right spot. Last 3 or 4 miles definitely got a bit more tough but tried to stay as smooth as possible. Close to 5 flat for the last mile as well. Much, much faster than I thought I was ready to run but hadn't really tested anything yet. Excited to see where I'm at but realize it's only one workout with great weather. Need to continue to strengthen the hips and the calves as well.