Notes
I can tell the deep tiredness in my legs is not freed yet, but this was a good morning for a tempo, weather-wise and planning-wise (and if tempo didn't work out, I'd slow to a steady state). I also recruited Naomi to ride with me. The plan was 2 miles of warm-up, then starting the tempo on a slight downhill to get me rolling for 4-6 miles.
The warm-up plan went out the window when I decided I should get to a bathroom. That meant a 2.5 mile warm-up and no longer starting on a downhill. Oh well, it took me a bit to get up to speed but still eked out a sub 6 mile. Mile 2 had some up and down to it but starting to feel the rhythm, 5:51. The 3rd mile was all on flat bike path loops and I let loose some with a 5:45. Final two miles in the 5:50's. I stopped at 5 as I was losing speed and 5 was the goal anyway.
9 miles, same as yesterday, exactly 10min faster.