They aren't getting easier
I was hoping the relatively cooler weather was going to make yesterday's track session easier. Wrong.
John and Jay met me at the Butler Cleaners parking lot. We dis a 1-mile warm-up and then headed for the track. The schedule called for 3x1600 at 5k minus 15 seconds. I'm not sure if traveling and poor diet the days before are to blame, but I didn't hit a single split. I know it's early in the training plan, but I should have speed left over from the summer's shorter races. Then again, I'm not sure if I tried to hit splits as aggressive as what this schedule is calling for. I was close on the first 2, the last one was terrible.
But I'm not going to be discouraged. I did the session as hard as possible, and that's all I can ask for. I hven't missed a run yet, although I have trimmed a couple of long ones. I have been consistent with the cross-training. Onward and upward!