Notes
Back and Huxley and tempo day. I actually headed out at 7 but turned back in when I saw ice on the ground. I probably would have been fine if I had done my eventual route that was almost all on the roads. I waited until 10, should have waited longer to help my stomach settle breakfast.
I headed south, 2.5mile warm-up, which meant a downhill to start the tempo with a slight wind at my back. That helped me get up to speed and my 1st mile was 5:39.
The 2nd mile involved more turns, wind, and less downhill but I still got a 5:38.
The 3rd mile I was messing with my watch a lot and didn't think I was holding pace, then still managed a 5:35.
The 4th mile felt harder and slower, held on to a 5:38.
2.5 more minutes to get 25min total.
Happy with the pace, would have been nice to have gone longer. Certainly faster than my last tempo but also in better conditions (near perfect today except for maybe 6 escapes into the soft shoulder to avoid cars). A bit of a side-ache that may or may not have been a difference maker.
2miles back, mostly through the still snow-covered bike path.