More Acronym Soup, Please

Week 13, Key Run #2: 6.6 miles in approx. :49:37 min. @ 3:00 p.m.
Plan: 6 miles total--2 miles ez, 4 miles @ ST pace, 1 mile ez
Weather: Mostly Cloudy, 59°F, 60% Humidity, Wind: From SW at 17 mph, gusting to 29 mph; feels like 59°F.
Target Tempo Pace: 6:41 min/mi (ST) for 4 miles, 8:26 min/mi (ez)
Actual Tempo Pace: 6:54 min/mi (ST), 7:56 min/mi (ez), 7:31 overall
Course: Six Miles and Pickups, Son (loop, mixed flat & hills, roads) in reverse, found on USATF Map It!

Pre-Run Ruminations: This afternoon's run is to be performed at ST, or Short tempo pace, which would be your 10k pace or, in may case, about 6:41 per mile. So the plan is to run two miles at an ez pace (8:26 min/mi), 2 miles @ ST (6:41 min/mile) and wrap-up with another ez mile (8:26), making the cumulative run at about 40 minutes.

Post-Run Reflections: Though only a mono-syllabic "moise" rather than an acronym the word that best describes today's run is DUH! Despite checking the plan for today multiple times (2 miles ez, 4 miles @ ST pace, 1 mile ez), I ran a different plan (2 miles ez, 2 miles @ ST pace, 2 mile ez). A couple of thoughts: nearly a mile into the initial "ez" part of the run, I had a feeling things might not go so well this afternoon. I decided to persevere anyway...

At the point that I began the ST portion of the run, both of my knees were hurting quite badly, and I felt as though I weighed 250 lbs. Maybe it was the surprisingly warm weather condition, but more likely it was just a matter of my poor conditioning and overeating.

By the time I made it back to my driveway, I felt a sense of accomplishment for having simply finished the run, though that quickly dissipated once I checked (again) the plan and realized my error.

Breathe in, breathe out... YOU AND I ARE ALIVE!!