Wow that was tough. I did a big #tempoworkout today, 4 x 10 minutes at what was supposed to be #goalpace for #usatfxcnationals in 2 weeks. Had I been on the track I probably would have hit it, but the track stadium was occupied by a youth lacrosse tournament. So I made do by using the very large practice fields area, which in the end was probably better #xctraining. I changed directions each rep due to the 90° turns and for some reason the counterclockwise way felt harder; the times seem to bear that out, too. Overall it was a great workout that pushed me really hard, and I'm glad it's done! I'm now into the #tapertime window for Nationals. If I'm not ready now, I'll never be. The hay is in the barn, as they say. #runblr #fitblr #mastersxcrunner #athleticseastmasterstc #fallracingseason #mcmillanrunteam #we❤️xc (at Woodson High School) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5gXCrbnNh_/?igshid=yioymleb09ta

Tempo Thursday with Ann-Marie this morning!⛅️ 2 mile warm up, 5x5 minutes at tempo, cool down. Thankfully it was another cool morning, which helped me hit my pace a lot easier today! I noticed this week that I kind of had to remind my legs what it feels like to go faster again, and then they kind of responded with, "ohh yeah we remember how to do this!"😜

tempo Tuesday was a long time coming today! I slept through my alarm to run with friends and then proceeded to procrastinate and didn't get out of the door until pretty late in to the morning! This was not an easy work out at all🙅🏻 and can't say I even liked it😜 but I stuck to it and finished it!