AM: 10 slow miles.
PM: 9 miles at track. One thing that has always interested me is how the conscious mind can broadcast a message like "Well, I'll go to track, but it will just be to see my friends and get my miles in." Then you find yourself there, in flats, and well- the high school kids are back with the club now that school is out and the hamstring is feeling pretty good...
It's like there's a shadow mind calling its own shots, but in this case at least it's only requesting intervals.
It also brought to mind an article I read years ago in Running Times by Pete Magill that really cracks me up. I did a quick search and didn't find it, but the gist of the article (almost read like something from The Onion) was that rather than take it easy by default when injured, you should do a workout. The article went on to enumerate certain types of workouts for specific injuries.
It doesn't make me laugh because it's ridiculous to me - I think there's some truth to it - it's just the compulsive mindset that I find funny, and that I can relate to.
Anyway, with that preamble out of the way, here was tonight's workout:
1200, 800, 400, 200, EACH WITH 200 REST, 2 SETS WITH 400 REST BETWEEN THE SETS
Splits:
- 4:01, 2:34, 1:15, :32
- 4:01, 2:38, 1:14, :32
Compared to winter splits, those look lackluster, but the effort level was at least moderately hard for the heat/humidity.
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