Tempo run today disguised as a race. Worked overnight, got five hours sleep, got up. drove 90 minutes to Danville, arrived with not enough time for a warmup prior to the race (and wasted some of that waiting for a restroom). Once the race started, I was doing about 2:02 laps with twinges in both thighs left over from the hill repeats the other night. The twinges weren't getting any better. After four miles, I walked about half a lap to let the twinge subside, then when I resumed running it was more comfortable and I could run faster. Last couple of miles were faster than the rest. My goal was to top my 7.52 miles from 2013; I was about 275 yards short of that but topped my finish from last year. Then I did 10 laps slow to warm down. Weather was about 50 and quite windy, into the wind on the finish side, downwind on the opposite side, and I found myself getting quite warm on the downwind side. I finally ditched my T-shirt while walking, down to the singlet underneath, and was much more comfortable. I didn't need that extra shirt, basically.
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