Last night was track night. It was supposed to be raining. But, the only thing that was dripping on the track was my sweat as I finished another two laps and grabbed my knees looking for loose change. Really - the weather was absolutely beautiful for an evening of running. Me at the end of the evening? Well that's a different question.
Most of the group had finished their goal race last weekend (the Carlsbad 5000). So, that meant a switch from shorter intervals (400s) to longer intervals. Our group ran 4 X 800 with 3 minute recovery. Normally, 800s should be run at 10K pace (for me about 8:40 a mile), but invariably with a group we all run faster. That was true last night for me:
Interval 1: 3:48
Interval 2: 3:43
Interval 3: 3:51
Interval 4: 3:49
These times are *way* faster than I would be running if I were by myself. Were talking sub 8 minute miles here. No wonder I was left gasping for air!
One thing for sure, I was *spent* when this workout was done. I wrapped things up with a mile and a half warm down for a total of six miles. My legs felt like rubber when I got home, but I sure did sleep well! Unfortunately, I had a bit of a Garmin malfunction, so I didn't collect any data during the intervals. I know I hit VO2Max heart rate roughly at the end of the first 400, so at those splits I would guestimate that I was at VO2Max for about 8 minutes last night. Once again a little shorter that my goal, but still a decent workout.
On tap tonight is an easy four mile recovery run. Once again - I'm looking forward to not pushing the pace!
4 comments:
nice job on the speed intervals! glad the group helped push you past your normal zone.
Good work at the track. Those feel good in a ungood-feeling way :)
Wow, not only are you running with a fast group, but they are incredibly consistent. Stick with them.
Good work on the 800's. I hate 800 m intervals, so I can't imagine doing them faster than I'm supposed to. I guess that's the advantage of the group.
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