I decided that I should do tempo. I wasn't feeling super tired, which was good. After a mile warm up I went. I did my favorite loop which is perfect because I know exactly where I need to be in time. My first 3 miles were 1) 6:23, 2) 6:32, 3) 6:35. I felt really good. The slight uphills kind of got me, but I was able to come back for the rest of the mile. The total time was a 19:32. On the last mile, I turned the corner to sprint, but a car was right there, so I hopped in the snow which slowed me down. I then took a quick 15 second break. I was still feeling good, so I did one more mile which consisted of mostly downhill. It was a 6:17 which was good. I was really tired and cooled down back home.
When I got home, I did 4×200 at r pace because I hadn't done ANY speed since before Foot Locker and didn't want to kill myself at USU. In between each 200, I ran a 200 recovery. I just did them on my street where Conner measured our 200m. My times were: 1) 41, 2) 39, 3) 40, 4) 38. I felt really good, but my calves could feel it. I was supposed to hit a 40, and these were perfect. I went inside and waited awhile, then finally did 4 more miles. They were super slow (like 10 minute mile slow), but they were chill and relaxing.
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