Notes
I guess Base+ is an appropriate designation. This was a baby version of the 16 mile long run I'd planned to attempt before this week turned into a schedule loss. The version I'd planned had 2 miles @ LT early and 2 miles @ LT late which is, if I remember, still a baby version of the classic Daniels T-L-T Long Run. It was supposed to be another experiment in the realm of harder long runs that contain threshold or faster pace running (See March 2).
Instead:
1.5 miles from 1.5 to 3 in 8:54 = 5:56
1.5 miles from 7 to 8.5 in 8:48 = 5:52
It was work today. I'm sure the lack of running in the last nine days, being sick and the humidity all contributed. The humidity (even though it was cloudy and windy) was a stark reminded that easy run pace is about change.