Quality Run Nailed

I’ll preface this with a note that there was no puking today.  So, while today’s workout was far more exciting for me, it won’t be nearly as fun for you to read about.  I headed out to the park with a tough plan in mind.  I felt good, had positive thoughts and was determined to push through it on my own.  Here’s how it went:

2 miles warmup

3 miles in 20:16

3×400 m in 83,85, 85 with 400 m jogs between

2×1 mile in 6:35,6:34 with 1 minute rest between

1 mile cool down

First off, it’s been a while since I’ve done as much as 3 miles at 6:45 pace outside of a race.  So, that was a bit of a victory in and of itself.  The 400’s were definitely tough, but getting through 3 400’s isn’t all that intimidating.  It was the last 2×1 mile that I really didn’t want to do.  I had to really psych myself up for those.  As it turns out, 6:35 seems almost slow so soon after doing the 400’s at 5:45 pace.

So, I finally finished a quality workout as prescribed by Dr. Daniels himself.  It’s been a while and it felt really good.