Week of TX to AK and back

Monday-9 fix the leg tempo. I ran 3 miles to the track and then did a 3 mile tempo in 16:07 (5:21, 5:24, 5:22). I normally don't like doing tempos on the track, but I wanted the flattest most consistent surface I could find. IT band felt comparably good and felt great this morning. I had what Owen calls "workout stomach" despite the fact that the tempo was neither fast not long. I see two reasons for this 1. I'm not in very good shape 2. I don't run at this effort level very often and I think my core needs to get up to speed. I think I pushed myself and my IT band just hard enough. It is encouraging that I can put in this type of an effort and not set my shit back.