Notes
Gorgeous weather today for this type of workout. Got out to the Prairie Path by like 6:30ish. Built into this year's run much slower than last year. Legs felt pretty good through halfway, especially with the slower pace. Stopped to deuce at the halfway point hoping they'd hit the light a couple minutes later. Unfortunately for me, they didn't hit it for long and my attempt to run with the group was done for the day. Did my best to push what I could out of myself but definitely lost some adrenaline not trying to hang on to other guys today. Ended up passing Neal and RJ on the way back and attempting to close on Rutz to no avail. Mile splits were 6:59, 6:27, 5:58, 5:33, 5:24 (30:24), 5:18, 5:28, 5:33, 5:21, 5:09 (26:52). Not too shabby considering everything so far this year. Stride felt ok but that right foot still isn't striking the greatest. Need more strengthening on that to keep some of the pressure off of that calf. Last year's time was 54:42, so a few minutes off with 1:20 of it coming on the last 5 miles but only been running for 2 months. Making progress slowly but surely.