Sat 8/14 - double, 2:15 total plus 20 minutes in Walden

AM - six laps on the Longfellow loop, plus the trip there and back down Waltham Street as warmup/cooldown. First crack at a long effort at something resembling marathon pace. Woke up with left hip feeling tight, ruining my mood and putting the whole enterprise in some doubt. Still some sticking of adductor attachment on lower ilium which was just galling. Not at all optimistic at the outset as a result. Waiting for left leg to shrivel up and die but it never really did, although the adductor and iliopsoas were certainly was sore by the end. Had a sliver of doubt on the fourth loop about whether I'd make it without blowing up, but realized on the fifth loop that those concerns were unfounded. Took fluids at the beginning and end of the even numbered laps, and a gel just past halfway. This all went smoother than I thought it would, squeeze bottles helped with that. Happy and quite frankly a little relieved at the end.

Splits:
6:02/5:55/2:53
5:57/5:57/2:52
5:52/5:56/2:53
5:52/5:56/2:52
5:53/5:55/2:52
5:51/5:52/2:49

conditions near-perfect like yesterday, dry with a breeze that was more refreshing than annoying.

PM - 30 minutes very easy plus 20 minutes in Walden. Like last Saturday, an aquatic shakeout. Legs stiff in general and left hip somewhat sore but nothing at all like last Saturday thankfully. More humid than the morning.