Tempo Work 2mi@6:30, 1mi@6:15, 2mi@6:30

Today I had my last "tough'ish" workout before the Indy Mini Marathon in 9 days.  If I were in marathon training mode, the workout probably would have lasted a little longer, but for a half-marathon, it felt pretty good.  The run went relatively smoothly and I felt pretty fluent and fast, other than a little calf-tightness for some odd reason.  Plus, it was windy and the run was on some rolling hills and not a track and I still hit the times without any trouble, so that was great.  Here's how the workout went ...

Mile 1 - Warm Up
Mile 2 - Warm Up
Complete rest to resting heart rate simulating starting line
       Mile 3 - 7:12 (Simulate race warm up)
       Mile 4 - 6:30
       Mile 5 - 6:26
1 Minute Rest
       Mile 6 - 6:12
1 Minute Rest
       Mile 7 - 6:23
       Mile 8 - 6:24
Mile 8.5 - Cool down

At this point, I feel great for the race the weekend after next.  I really want to manage the next 9 days well.  As the old saying goes, "You really can't do much to win a race during the taper period, but you can do a lot to lose it".  I feel like I'm at top speed right now and I am flat out ready to run faster than I ever have in a half marathon.  I really want to post a low number.  But if I don't, that's fine.  I just want to run well and have a great time ... but seriously, I wanna post a low number.  'Cause we about to rock down to electric avenue up in here ... wait, is that right ... yeah, that's right - ELECTRIC AVENUE! Have a great week!
... be great today!