Notes
Well I was HOPING to do Roxbury this morning, tempo the 2.4 course for an easy win and tack on a bit, but roads were still icy at 8:30 and the race was cancelled. (Shoulda checked their website before driving over.) Bummer, tempos are much more fun there, even with the hills. So had to solo it later in the day. Admittedly nothing crazy, looked back at last year an nabbed a light WO from pre-Cornell. Did 4 x 0.71 loop (continuous) and tried to treat it mentally like a supersized mile. Unfortunately, wasn't perfect... got too excited on the first lap, opened up in 5:10ish pace for the first 800, went 3:52 on the first lap, 3:58 on the next two, and trying to pick up on the last one, only managed 3:57. It doesn't hold a candle to XC tempos but it's more of a tempo than I've done in over a month, and it felt pretty good. Not an overly hilly loop but good for 8s/mile faster for flat.
Wanted to do 6-8 30s hills after but with a tiny hamstring twinge (opposite leg than the infamous XC injury and MUCH less worrisome), cut that short.