Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Sneaking one in

6x800(400), 7.4 miles total

Well-executed day at work today - I got in early so I could sneak out at midday while the track was open and hoped I wouldn't get kicked out again.

Today's workout was strangely similar to Seebo's: I started out with my IT band and right foot complaining, not to mention a stiff neck, and a shorter warmup than I'd hope for since I was worried about the track closing. I was mentally downgrading my planned 6x800 to a 4x800. Once I hit the track, though, I got into the groove. These went a little tougher than last week, but I nailed most of the repeats. No tractor to run around, but there was an athletic team stretching in lanes 2-8 during my first 3 reps, then jogging clockwise in lane 1 during the last 3. In any event, they went down in 2:59-2:59-3:02-2:56-3:01-3:09. As usual, I didn't check my 200 or 400 splits in the last rep, but unusually I ended up slowing down. I'm not sure if this was fatigue or distraction, but I can't have been as distracted as I must have been during last week's visit to the track; I see that I actually did 7 reps instead of 6 then.

I'll try to peak my miles at 48-50 this week, although finding running time on Wednesday and Thursday will be a challenge, then transition more into speed development for the rest of September.

2 comments:

seebo said...

I had no idea you were blogging again. Never got to say that Rebecca and I enjoyed our morning in Golden Gate Park back in what now seems long ago and far away.

Those 800 reps make you look to be in good shape.

John W said...

I also lose track of laps, recoveries and reps on the track. I don't realize it until I get home. Frustrating.