Tempo Run

This afternoon I did a 5 mile tempo run, ie 6:32 to 6:43 per mile. My splits were:

mile 1 (drop 10 m/33 feet) ... 6:23
mile 2 (climb 1 m/3 feet) ... 6:27

At this point I made a decision to slow down slightly

mile 3 (drop 4 m/13 feet) ... 6:39
mile 4 (climb 4m/13 feet) ... 6:39
mile 5 (drop 1m/3 feet) ... 6:26

mean pace per mile = 6:30.8

So, overall a little quicker than I would have liked. But this felt easier than expected. I guess this is a consequence of having an 'easy week' every so often - only two thirds of my normal mileage with plenty of recovery equals sessions which feel easy.

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