Well, racing on Saturday followed by Old Excelsior and Sparrow Road as part of my long run on Sunday, really took its toll on me, even with a day off on Monday. I got up early Tuesday to complete my track work out, which consisted of 2 x 1,200m and 2 x 800m all at below goal 5k pace. I barely got any of them even close to sub 6:30 pace, as the body felt heavy and joints felt beat up. Mentally it was not there either. I followed up with an early wake up call on Wednesday as well, with plans to run an easy 10 miles, but I could only muster 8ish and most of that was sub 9. Hips felt incredibly tight and I was not loosening up in the later miles. After a good night's sleep and some vitamins, and a Thursday recovery run, Friday included a respectable progression run getting into sub 8 territory. I followed that up with 10ish on Saturday at 8:10 pace and 12 x 100m repeats. Finished off the week with my usual Sunday 2-hour hill, adding a half mile more than last week. Recovery happens, just takes twice as long!
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