Notes
not a good tempo, but a perfect tempo. How in the world can I be pumping out workouts like this at slower than my marathon pace? there were a few steps covered with ice on the track, it was cold there was a little wind, I was a little tired or "off" feeling. Back spasm around 800m to go. I finished fine, but then again I was pushing and my back central left beside the spine got tight on the second to last lap. Just not a good feeling during the whole ordeal. it felt slow, very aerobic, but I just didn't have the pep in my legs that I might otherwise, that I had on saturday for that matter. But that is okay! That is training! It will not be spectacular all the time. Much of the time it will be poor. After all, to run 2:17:39 (5:15 pace) just once in the next three years for a marathon will make scores of 5:47 pace 4 mile tempos seem like all part of the plan. In short, today this was what I needed.