7.2mi, 65:46

W.A. Mozart, Symphony No. 41 in C major, Molto allegro
W.A. Mozart, Symphony No. 40 in d minor, Andante
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian Easter Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Scherzo, Allegro molto

Odometer 2: 21 mi

WX at 0700: 66/19, DP 64/18, BP 30.16/1020, winds ENE 3 mist, RH 93%

Z2 throughout. This is a goddamn recovery run! Splits follow:
1.4: 13:20
2.0: 32:08 (18:48)
1.4: 44:50 (12:42)
2.4: 65:46 (20:55)

Based on these times, my body is starting to break down (gradually). This is okay so long as I don't do anything really ambitious or dumb. I think in a week or two there will be a more significant turnaround, so I may continue this experiment into next week...after taking a day off at minimum. If my body were really starting to break down I don't think times would be what I got today on relatively moderate effort.

I think my work over the last month has given me enough foundation where I can now sustain this without worry of really overtraining. The aggregate mileage this week would've been problematic had I not had a solid mileage base to work from.

This still doesn't address my general lack of raw speed. That'll take speedwork, which I don't relish. That'd make me white meat, not dark.