Our hero gets a slight rest this week as he lowers his mileage a little to let the legs rest. The state is coming out of it’s Covid-induced coma, and the weather is supposed to be getting warmer.
Narrator: The weather would get warmer… after it gets colder.
Fortunately, there was no rain.
Monday: 6 miles. Ran this in the park and the subdivision next to it **yawn**. 6.08 miles in 52:04 (8:34/mile pace).
Tuesday: 6 x 800. Ran this in the park entirely, following the one-way signs. Splits were 3:45, 3:34, 3:36, 3:32, 3:35, 3:32 (goal range 3:31-3:37, so all but the first were in the range). Overall 7.46 miles (or maybe 7.5 miles) in 1:01:36 (8:15/mile pace… or maybe 8:13/mile).
Wednesday: 5 miles. Also in the park and the subdivision next to it, but at least I saw a few other runners out. 5.05 in 43:47 (8:40/mile pace).
Thursday: 30 minute (ish) tempo. Ran in… you guess it, the park and the subdivision next to it. 1 mile warm up and cool down, and four miles of tempo running in between. That four miles was in 31:49, for a 7:57/mile pace. Overall, 6 miles in 49:28 (8:15/mile pace).
One way on the path starting this week. 
We wish… I think the ball fields are closed off.
Friday: 12 miles. My legs felt like lead most of Thursday for some reason, and they still felt that way on Friday. Ran in the **yawn** park and subdivision, making a pitstop halfway through. Hydrated with Gatorade Endurance. 12.03 miles in 1:46:10 (8:50/mile pace).
That’s it for the week. 36.6 miles at a faster pace than last week. Almost 14% across Tennessee. 🍻