Notes
Goal was to do 8K at HM pace after a 5K easy warm up. Surface was pretty ok, some slush and puddles in part especially the first and last km around Coronation Park but not too bad overall. The wind was a killer mostly from the west, maybe 30km/h in the 2nd km. The first km was a bit sheltered. But the 3rd and 4th kms were brutal, maybe 50 km/h, just tried my best to maintain a solid pace without blowing up. Hit the turnaround in pretty good shape and was able to gun it all the way home. Actually may have finished the run in better shape than last week. Pace was a bit slower around 4:04-4;05 but not bad at all considering the wind. Garmin measured the first K short, not sure if the entire length was made up by the end.
There was a slight discomfort in left Achilles at beginning of run and by the end I could feel some discomfort in left foot mostly under big toe.