Notes
45 degrees
Easy Run
Had no idea how this run would go given how abysmally slow I ran (& how terrible I felt) on Sun (almost to depression). Ran in some new shoes. When I started out everything felt so much easier vs Sat & Sun, significantly easier, as if someone was behind me giving me a push. No struggle at all. Ran loops around Phillips Pl parking lot & then up Fairview left on Ashley left on Sharon to Sharon View (mi 1-3, felt really strong running up Fairview & Ashley & kept waiting me things to feel "bad" but did not occur), continued up Sharon & then looped around entrance/exit of the Church twice & right on Sharon to Fairview (mi 4 - still felt good?), continued down Sharon past Mall looped around Walgreens & left on Sharon crossed Colony left into Inspire left to Firebirds (mi 5), right on Sharon left on Colony right into HarrisTeeter to store (mi 5 - 5.37 - felt really strong here). Bought something & then ran the final 1k down Sharon left up Fairview into Phillips Pl (did not feel especially strong but stronger than expected).
What is unbelievable is that I ran the first 5.4 miles of this faster vs. the tempo run I ran on Sat over the first 3.5 miles (apples to apples). I ran two miles further today! It felt "easy", I had more in the tank, Sat I was under duress after 2.75 mi & the final 3/4 mi was a big net downhill (I still felt fatigued & had to stop at 3.5mi!)?