Lactate threshold run today and it would have been a perfect morning if it hadn't been for the wind. The temp at the start was 48 degrees but the wind was pretty steady and a bit gusty at times. Started out with a three mile warm up with Megan and then picked it up for the 4 mile tempo run. Wanted to run these miles somewhere in the 7:15/mile pace but with the wind I figured it would be pretty tough to maintain a steady pace. Splits ended up being 7:20, 7:19, 7:24, 7:21 for an average of 7:21 for the tempo section. Not too bad considering the conditions. I would guess that the wind cost me at least a few seconds on each mile so the 7:15 effort was probably there, just not the time to show for it. Cooled down with one more mile and felt like the run was a success. The knee continues to improve and although my back still bothers me from time to time it wasn't a big factor today.
Our stake had a preparedness fair last Saturday and I was approached by a couple of guys about joining their team for the Ragnar Wasatch Back Relay team. I felt a little bad because it is a male only team and Meg would not be able to join the team but she was all for it and told me join up. I still have to check my schedule but it sounds like a good time.
Time: 8:00/mile | 