Despite the fact that my lungs greatly protested last week’s speedwork, I was actually looking forward to today’s workout. That may have something to do with a day off yesterday…Or maybe I’m just crazy.
Today’s plan was one of those that takes a little bit of effort just to remember: 4 x 200 m with 200 m jogging recoveries, 2 x 400m with 400 m jogging recoveries, 1 x 800 m with 800 m jogging recovery, 2 x 400m with 400 m jogging recoveries, and 4 x 200m with 200 m jogging recoveries. So, here’s how it went:
1.16 miles warmup in 10:16
200 m intervals: 0:43,0:41,0:44,0:45
400 m intervals: 1:28,1:31
800 m interval: 3:05
400 m intervals: 1:30, 1:29
200 m intervals: 0:43,0:44,0:43,0:44
1.12 miles cool down in 9:18.
Plan: 200’s at 46 s, 400’s at 92 s, 800 at 3:04, 400’s at 92 s, 200’s at 46 s.
So, I was just below my plan for each set of intervals except the 800 in which I was off by 1 second. I will admit that I felt like puking during the 800, so I let up a little bit. Still, only a second off isn’t too shabby. I’m quite happy with today’s workout. To be honest, the book has a little dash next to my pace for the 800 m, so I’m not really sure I’m even supposed to be doing that. I figured one wouldn’t hurt too badly. In any case, I had scheduled the total workout for 7 miles and I ran 7.5 miles, so that’s a bonus. My total average pace was 7:47 and I did most of the intervals at sub 6:00 pace.
The lakeside park I run at has a well marked path that is 1.1 miles around with the start, finish and each quarter mile marked with a sign. Since each set of intervals was 1 mile in total, I took the extra 0.1 miles jogging at the end of each set so that I could use the quarter mile markers as a visual signal during my intervals. Thus, I didn’t need to constantly glance at my Garmin (except during the 200 m intervals).
Great workout!
Nice workout! Training for anything in particular?
nice job! glad the lungs didn’t ditch you after the treadmill performance last week. i wouldn’t be worried about that 800 at all, you aced everything else!