Orchard loop with Jen. I wore my headlamp this morning so that I could pace the tempo better. Last weeks sub-6 min miles were cool but kind of left me in a hole so I did not want that to happen again. 2 mile warmup and then 4 mile tempo 6:23, 6:12, 6:10, 6:10. The first 3 miles of the tempo felt very controlled and we even talked through them. The last mile was more of a push. It is a gradual uphill and Jen had a good 10-15 seconds on me which I was totally okay with. The goal of the workout today was to get more of a controlled workout and not wipe myself out. 3 mile cool down with Jen at a moderate pace and then I added an extra slow mile by myself to shake things out. 10 miles total. Strength training and foam rolling. My left shin is bothering me just a bit so I got some ice on it. Didn't notice it during the workout but just when walking up the stairs to my house afterwards. I really need to buy some compression sleeves (my dog chewed mine...literally) and some new trainers.
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