Notes
58 deg / 51% H / 40 dew pt
Easy Run (bordering on AT Tempo)
Lifted, fast walked & did drills prior. Started our fr HarrisY. Had no idea what to expect given the "dud run" on Sat. Ran around parking lot for mi 1 (felt exactly the same as Mon but actually felt more soreness/fatigue so this felt like 8:24 pace - was wrong); veered on dirt trail for mile 2 where hit a bothersome headwind running south or away fr Y (this felt like 8:35 pace as I could myself slowing down - wrong again); ran another 300m on the trail & then ran up-and-down loops in parking lot (mi 3 - felt like I got much more "spring" on the asphalt, this again felt like 8:20 pace and not the 8 min pace of last week -- wrong again as I was back to where my pace was last week), ran another 1/2 mi in parking lot & then veered out across the street to Elementary School to back track (mi 4 - I spied at pace and saw this was right around 8 min and my overall pace was around 8:10 so surprised I was going much faster than I felt); ran ~1000m around the back track (5 x 220 yd) & I did not feel strong or fast compared to last week and then ran back to HarrisY to conclude (I felt like I slowed down since I did not feel strong & felt more fatigue & hit that headwind - yet went faster than expected?). At least my actual pace is now back to being much faster than perceived pace!