This morning I did a tempo run, like all of the tempo runs I did during my marathon training, which ended just a few months ago. This time, however, I went MUCH slower. In April I could knock out several 10 or 20 minute repeats at 7:40 min/mile two times a week. This morning I struggled through 2 x 20 minutes with 1 minute rest at 8:20. Ugh. I blame it on the allergies.
Moral of the story: specificity is key. I don't mind running slowly now because I'm training for a race during which I will have to run slow. But I know that the next time I have to run quickly in a race (even during a marathon), doing many faster workouts really does make a difference.
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It still cracks me up that your "slow" is my "fast" :-)!!!
My allergies are killing me as well, if you ever find anything that helps out at all, let me know. I'm strugglin!
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