ORN: Last night I went to bed too late, and so this morning when the alarm went off at 5:00 telling me to go run, I chose to hit the pillow instead of the track. On the treadmill at work, I did a 5x1000 interval workout. The 1000 feels good to me. 1200s and 1600s are too long; 800s are too fast. 1000s are just right. In total, I ran 5.22 miles in 52'11". Here is the breakdown of the segments:
- 4'52"
- 4'52"
- 4'57"
- 4'53"
- 4'50"
Those are all nice and even because of the whole treadmill thing. I had it set on an incline, so it wouldn't be too easy-peasy. One of the many disadvantages of running on a treadmill is that I am more likely to cut the workout short; in this case, I failed to do the one-mile cool down. Oh well. I'm floundering anyway.
Yesterday, I did 20 kick-board laps in the pool while Little One rocked her swim class. Tomorrow, I will do another swim workout. I hope to be able to do more [and do it stronger] than I did last week. I got a little coaching from a friend who's also a swimming pro, so I'm hoping that pays off in terms of easier breathing and better flip turns. Unfortunately, the YMCA is planning on closing their pool for about a month in August for cleaning and maintenance. Figures. About the time I get used to swimming, I will have to switch back to the bikes and rowing machines. Frustrating.
I wonder how much of my planned 20 miler I will actually do this weekend. Anybody want to take bets?
You'll do it all. :) Nice splits there buddy.
ReplyDeleteMy reward for having to do intervals on a mill is incline of ZERO - I welcome easy-peasy!
ReplyDeleteI'm still waiting for the day I can actually pull off a flip turn. My kids' swim instructor is offering to teach me.
I am sure you will rock the 20 miles.
ReplyDeleteThe intervals went well!
Great runs
One school of thought is that the optimal Vo2-max-building time for fast repeats is right at 5 minutes. By that standard, it looks like 1K repeats are just perfect for you! If you also happen to like them, that's an added plus.
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