Workout with the Black Sheep at Miller Park (approx 1500 E. and 1000 So.). This is a shaded urban nature trail with nice single track that runs for about a half mile on either side of a creek. We warmed up through the park and then did 5 x 220m hill surges, gradually increasing pace from 70% to 80% to 90% to 95%. We then moved back onto the trail for pace line drills. Our group was Josh, Sam, and me. We traded leading each interval, which is about the only way to do a workout on a narrow single track trail. We ran 2 x .5mi uphill (2:26 for both). Then 6 x .25 up (77/79/85(we ran a hillier section on that one)/77/75/74). The recoveries were long but active.Added some more mileage with Josh and Megan on the road after the workout. Also, I keep meaning to post that I didn't get into the St. George Lottery. Nor have they let me in based on the emails I have sent them. No one likes a beggar, I guess. I did put my name into the New York Marathon lottery a few weeks back and learned today that I did get into that race. It's Nov. 4th, which would give me an additional month of training than if I were running St. George. I think I would just run it for the experience and to put in a good effort. It's not a fast course and none of my PR dreams are likely to come true in that race. I still hold out some possibility I could get into St. George, though.
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