today's speed workout: 3 x 1600 @ 10:56 with 800 rec. this is how it went down:
1600 warmup: 13:53 (most sluggish mile ever)
1600: 10:54
800: 6:21
1600: 10:31
800: 6:38
1600: 10:10
400 cooldown: 5:00 (i nearly wiped out on the treadmill after dropping my ipod)
T: 5.25 miles in 1:03:38
i really, really, really, really didn't want to do weights today. but i did. and it was a royal pain because they gym was really busy and i had to share the machines and work in my sets. but at least the boys played nice and reracked my weights for me. and i remembered my gloves today. last week my palms were dying.
"easy" weeks always mess with my mind because i always feel like i should push push push, but i just don't have the mental game right now. plus i'm feeling a little soreness in the groin area, so i'm telling myself it's good i'm easing up this week. and while in my head i know that relaxing is part of training, part of me is always scared that i won't be back up to par again, even though i always bounce back. stupid mind tricks.
all i can say is at least this week isn't race week!
9 comments:
girl i know of what you speak! i think if i dont push myself; tomorrow i will wake up and not be able to even run 1/2 mile or lift 5lbs.
mental i tell you. mental.
GREAT GOING!
i bet it is frustrating when you have to wait for the weights. good for you for your stick-with-it-ness.
u r gonna kick butt in S. Cruz!!
you've really exploded over the course of the last several months, very impressive, and this upcoming half marathon is SO yours!
Next time, try to push up the speed on the first repeat. You want to be running these repeats closer to you VO2max speed which I think is around 10 min per 1600m(based on your last 5K). The objective of this routine is to push up your VO2max pace. You've got the speed (as shown in your last interval). Getting your legs use to running at the higher pace will really help on your next 5K.
Good luck.
take some time to rest.
Those pictures below are priceless. Boy how I wish it was only 10 years ago that I graduated from high school . . .
Groin soreness, eh? What have you been up to?
Easy weeks are easy weeks - listen to the training and listen to your body. Great job running progressively faster on the mile intervals!
wow, all geared up with gloves for the lifting - that should impress the boys. I'm taking a full day off, the guilt is eating away at me.
You descended the times for all of the 1600's! Great job! Nine minute miles can't be far off.
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