PM: 6 miles
Today was a harder workout, but it was needed, for me at least. We ran a 6 mile progression run the 1st mile was at 8:00, 2nd at 7:30, 3rd at 7:30, 4th at 6:30, 5th at 5:30, and the 6th faster than 5:30. We started off great, but we were anywhere from 15-30 sec fast except for the last two where the 5th we ran a 5:35 and the last mile I ran a 5:44 which really bummed me out. I lost Zach and Taven at mile 3, then David dropped off about mile 2, and then I ran the last mile alone. I loved this workout because it was a huge mental workout. It was hot, I was sore and stiff, and my throat was so dry when I breathed in I would whistle, but I kept telling myself to go on and it really helped me by not stopping because then when I feel this way again, I will know that I can do it. I feel like this workout helped me grow more mentally then physically.
It's hard finding time to run in the evenings so next week I'm going to try to institue morning runs.
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