I took my AF PT test today. I haven't done any quality work since starting back so I haven't got a clue how quickly I can run 1.5 miles. My original goal a few weeks ago was to run slightly under 9 minutes for 1.5 miles. After my 1 mile time trial in 5:09 on Wednesday I shifted that goal to slightly over 8 minutes. My right calf was a little sore from running hard Wednesday and Thursday (failure to curb my enthusiasm).
I decided to start out around 5:20 pace and adjust based on how my calf felt. After the first 3 quarters, I felt a little calf tightness so I decided to back off a bit. I ended up running 8:18 according to the timer's stopwatch. GPS had it as 8:20 for 1.54 miles (I had to go around a few runners as I lapped them). I give my effort an "A-" since I couldn't go all-out because pushed it too hard on Wed and Thurs causing a little calf pain. I'm further along than I expected considering I've only put together 2-3 months of easy mileage and I haven't done any consistant training for a decade due to my (now corrected) injury.
I still do not plan on any racing or much hard running until the fall; just a bunch of easy mileage.
| Lap |
Time |
Dist |
Max HR |
| 1 |
01:17.6 |
0.25 |
161 |
| 2 |
01:18.4 |
0.25 |
164 |
| 3 |
01:20.9 |
0.25 |
166 |
| 4 |
01:23.0 |
0.25 |
164 |
| 5 |
01:25.7 |
0.25 |
164 |
| 6 |
01:23.3 |
0.25 |
165 |
| 7 |
:11.5 |
0.04 |
166 |
| |
08:20.5 |
1.54 |
166 |
| 