Notes
Ended up being a 7.3km tempo doing the beechwood-pottery loop twice. It was a windy day but it seemed like this route was pretty sheltered. Got lucky with crossing Pottery at the lights on Broadview and at the Don Trail so didn't have to stop. Started off pretty good and felt pretty strong on Beechwood, running a good clip without leaving tempo breathing. Pushed hard back along Broadview and then down Pottery. As I went back along the Don Trail I could feel my legs tiring and by the time I hit Beechwood they were totally fried.Really struggled turning them over going up and was beginning to breathe on every step. Relaxed a bit when I hit the top and recovered pretty quickly allowing me to push the last km going down Pottery without leaving tempo. Went into a little jog after.
Finished at 4:03 pace, the 2nd loop being 12 seconds slower. Pleased with effort as those 2 Beechwood climbs at tempo were brutal. Run home wasn't too bad.