I have not been looking forward to this workout and really had a hard time talking myself into it this morning. The plan called for 6X1,200 m @ 5K pace with 400 m jog in between each. Started with a 3 mile warm up. Here is how it went: | Interval | Split | Pace | Comment | | 1 | 4:29
| 5:59
| Felt like I was holding back
| | 2 | 4:27
| 5:56
| Still comfortable
| | 3 | 4:28
| 5:57
| Legs started to burn towards the end.
| | 4 | 4:29
| 5:59
| Feeling the effects of the shorter recovery.
| | 5 | 4:30
| 6:00
| This one was HARD. Really had to work to keep the pace down.
| | 6 | 4:22
| 5:49
| Felt good and legs felt surprisingly strong. Slight gravitational assistance.
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Finished with 2 cool down miles. Since I have been running more VO2 max runs, 5k pace is starting to feel more natural. This workout was not nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. Total Time: 1:23:39 (7:36/mile)
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