Notes
First run with Drew in a while and I told him we're doing a workout. It was also the coolest morning to run in quite some time. We had plenty to talk about as we warmed up for 2.5 miles. The talking continued on into the first individual mile of tempo. I wasn't sure if Drew was laboring or not. It was also somewhat uphill so 6:15 was reasonable but conservative. Next up was 2 x 2 miles @ tempo. Both were about 6:05 for the first mile, 5:58 for the 2nd. More downhill to start, then a mix.
I decided not to worry about going faster (closer to 5:50) and possibly dropping Drew. This is the ramp up in workouts stage after all. I also wore my racing shoes to feel good. And I did, everything was pretty easy (not to say I won't be sore).