Ugh.

I'm tired and I've only run twice this week for a total of twelve miles.

In fairness I've run up-tempo workouts each of my two days and I'm glad I'm not running tomorrow and running easy the rest of the week.

Tonight was 3 x 1 mile at 6:32 pace with one minute breaks. It was 28 degrees, SW 7, 48% and WC=21. It felt colder than that though.

I warmed up with an easy two, pretty much what I did on Monday, 8:10.69/7:45.44. I took about four minutes to change from my jacket to my vest and stretch my back and hams.

I ran my first mile in 6:32.19, right on target and felt pretty good. I felt relaxed and didn't strain at all.

During the first half mile of my second rep I felt it was imperative to figure out how many kilometers were in a marathon, it is a little over 42 if you were curious, and I didn't check on my pacing until the 1200 mark where I realized I was a little behind schedule. I picked it up the last quarter and saw that I had run a 6:23.40. Either I ran the last quarter way too fast or I mistook which sewer grate is the 1200 mark.

I wasn't able to catch my breath too well in my 60 second rest period and set out on my third and final workbout hoping to run in the neighborhood of 6:32. I hit 400 in 1:39, 800 in 3:19, the 1200 was anyone's guess and I finished up in a slightly winded 6:30.87.

I took 4:20 to change from my vest back into my jacket and ran a cool-down mile in 8:23.

I'm looking forward to a glass of wine with my wife tomorrow night. I'll probably skip the Total Gym workout too.

Happy Valentines Day!