Today's workout was cruise intervals which is 6x1000 at tempo pace with a minute rest. We warmed up around a mile, it was a different loop than normal, but still fun. It was hard to get going, but once we started, it was over pretty quick. I wish I had started with the guys, but I started with the girls. I was supposed to hit a 3:56 which is a 6:20 mile. My splits were: 3:34, 3:48, 3:45, 3:47, 3:50, 3:44. The last three were the hardest. On the first two, Rachel and Clara stuck close to me, which was helpful. The first 400 was always around a 1:30 which was fast, and the last 200, I usually had a minute left to hit, so I backed off. On the last one, Coach stuck with me which helped a ton. When I finished, I still felt physically able to do another, but Coach told me it was good to hit 6 fast ones this early in the season, so I was fine. They weren't super hard, which was different. Usually I have to go super hard, but it actually was pretty comfortable. Running on the track may have made a difference. It was a good workout, but it's hard doubling up workout days. We cooled down a mile on the turf all together which was kinda fun. I do need to get more miles today, but we'll see if I run any more.
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