Vestige

Recovery day. Left ankle been feeling a tad janky of late.  1 mile to the park, 2 miles barefoot on the grass + 4x100m strides, 1.5 miles home. 7:45 avg pace.

Convened in a parking lot where countless drug exchanges have undoubtedly taken place. 2 miles warmup trying to clean the rust from the hinges. 5 mile tempo "with" good sir Taliban. 5:55 avg pace, windy both ways, so that blew.  1 mile grandma pace cool down. Happy to be sub 6 but did not feel good at any point... should probably put more time into mobility drills... and also sleep. 

Drove to the land of Pokemans and Pokewomans to catch me a beefy fella. Fortune smiled upon this quest, as 3 beefers were caught. Also ran 3 miles barefoot nice and slow while hunting, with 2 800s (2:34, 2:33) thrown in the middle so it felt more like real mileage.  Feeling something like Osgood Schlatter giving a beating to my knees, but unless a very late growth spurt is kicking in, it must be something else. A day or two of rest and recovery is called for at this point. God bless my tibial tubercles.

4 miles to the Layton track, 3 x 1 mile @ 5k pace, 1 mile easy (5:24, 5:22, 5:18).  Felt just ok.  Goal is sub 5:20 pace for the race, which would shave 30 seconds in about 2 weeks.  Maybe a stretch, but on a good day I think it's possible.  Average pace 6:54 for 10 miles.  Caught some pokemans at the park for a short breather then 4 miles home at 8:00 pace.  Legs felt much better than earlier this week, but will still need some ice.  Looking forward to an easy week next week.