10+ miles with a VO2 Max workout: Warmed up about 2.75 miles then did 8 x 1/2 repeats with 2 min jogs between each one. Splits were 2:34, 2:33, 2:35, 2:36, 2:33, 2:32, 2:32, 2:31. During reps 3 and 4 I was struggling a bit mentally but I told myself to slow my recovery jogs and speed up when I was hurting. That really helped me mentally to go faster when it hurt and the last 4 reps went really well. I was quite a bit faster today then when I did this workout a few weeks ago so it feels good to see some progress. Cooled down a couple miles to finish things off. Small signs of the fitness level I want are starting to show. | 