600 METER REPS
Well this morning's workout was decent but not quite as fast as I was hoping for. The weather was warm, 45 degrees, but it was windy (20 mph). The wind made me want to bag the workout, but I decided to do it anyway. I warmed up and was really warm with a jacket on, so I swung back to the hotel and changed into a long sleeve instead. Then I did the reps on the road just outside the hotel. There's a U-shaped road that I did them on. So each rep had roughly 50% headwind and 50% tailwind. I ran ten reps with 1:30 jog for rest. I didn't look at my watch at all during the reps, so that my body would adjust the effort in the wind. If I saw slower paces due to the wind I may have tried to pick it up and get the effort too high. I averaged 1:42.4 for the ten reps or like 4:37-38 pace.
Last time I did 10x600 I averaged 1:38.7, so this was slower. But, I was too hunched over and anaerobic last time to jog, let alone walk during the 1:30 rest. I also got slower as I went last time, and I had sore calves for awhile after. Today, I easily was able to jog the rest. I easily could've done more reps and I got stronger as I went. I also am hoping this one won't be as taxing on the calves. Finally, this morning's was in a very windy environment. So, although it wasn't super fast today, it was adequate and we'll keep on moving forward from here!
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