On Thursday I did another set of Yasso 800s. Since I was off work I ran in the morning, which was quite windy. Maybe I should have waited until later in the day since the wind actually died down the later it got. I ran the usual 6 mile route, finishing against the wind. Ugh. The first few intervals went fine, mainly because I was going with the wind and downhill. The final one was coming back up Shoal Creek and my stamina was flagging against the stiff breeze. The last interval wasn't very fast, but it took a lot of effort. And so I walked up the big hill because I'll be darned if I was going to run uphill against the wind.
Today was the last last long run over half-marathon distance in the training plan, a 15-miler. Once again it was quite windy. Last night I looked at the forecast and half-considered running in the dark until after midnight, but I knew that wouldn't go well after a long day. I ran the neighborhood circuit twice with a little extra to get to 8.8 miles, and then ventured out on the normal route to get the remaining 6.2. It wasn't my best run, but I finished without any major issues. The temperature rose a little during the run, and I did the first lap with my ear warmer and stocking cap, the second time around with just the cap, and the third portion without headgear or mittens. Looks like in the next week I'll be wishing for "warm" weather like this.
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