Morning tempo -- Wed. Feb. 23

Probably should have gone out for a flexing four yesterday, but no time. Risky even taking time this morning (work agg!), but out anyway just before nine, looking for some sort of eight miler. Decide to warm up and try three quicker miles: to water plant, stretch, then on GeoHannum way to Rural, back up and to Eskett, then 202: after 4.5 miles or so pick up pace, starting with a diversion up Dressel (new to me!) for an extra hill, then back to 202, down to Boardman and home via usual route, pushing with each mile until I hit 7 then, slow down for last one, thus:

Time: 59:23
Distance: 8.07 miles
Pace: 7:22s

Comment: felt really *stiff* and a bit tired. The tempo miles (5, 6, and 7, with increasing effort) were: 7:06, 6:57, 6:43. Left over effect from Monday, I guess -- probably a run yesterday would have really helped. But this just about counted as pacework, I think. More on Friday.