Red Dirt Harriers

Planned workout: 8-10x 1/2 mile w/ 2:00 jog in 2:30 (maybe a bit faster the last 2) Actual: 4w/u strides, 8 @ 2:35, 4c/d This workout was very lackluster, just couldn't get moving and so I called it early instead of finishing a shitty workout feeling shitty. Naturally, I feel fine now. Now, I'm not much of a mystic but if I were, I would cite one or more of the following excuses for my performance to boost my street cred: -Dr. J's out of town visiting Hotlanta and I've come to appreciate his masculine escort. -As it turns out, today was the ascent of the Col de la Bonnette, the highest through road in Europe, so I should have done hill repeats or something -Le Alpe D'Huez is actually tomorrow so I was out of tune with the "correct vibe" that I needed. -I neglected to dawn my lucky hat and jockstrap this morning, opting for the sunny's instead -" Maybe I shouldn't have drank so much Absynthe? " -I had one of my somewhat lackluster ESB'...