8 easy. Planks, supermans, push-ups. Goal today was to run slowly enough not to crack 7:00. I started at 7:30 something and ended up averaging 7:13 with one mile at 7:00. I felt much better than normal throughout but I had to pay attention not to go to fast. I'm doing this for a reason. The idea being that I want to cover a greater overall weekly mileage with quality workouts included. In order to be able to absorb that and be healthy, I must slow down my easy runs to promote greater recovery. Only then will I see better results. Sounds Lydiaresque I guess this makes sense. You can pound out fast easy runs at 50 miles a week and get away with it. But as I've seen from experience, getting into the 70s with workouts included and a long work day, recovery must take precedence. During this quick base bulid-up I want to get into the mid 70s-80s and stay there when I add workouts. The key is being consistent and not over doing it like I did with the marathon training. | 