AM - 4 miles in the morning with the sunrise on the golf course before getting ready for work. A bit tired and tight for some reason - but the softness of the surface was nice.
PM - So I decided to do another workout this week. I thought it went well. 4 x 1200 at 6 min pace per mile or better with a 4 min recovery on the treadmill following a 15 min warm up. Did the first three at the following ppm 6:00, 5:54, 5:49 (so between 4:28 and 4:21 for the actual time per rep) and then on the last one instead of stopping at 1200, I decided to complete the full mile at 5:49 pace. Finished with a mile cool down.
Granted, these are on a treadmill, but I still felt good about my speed and ability to sustain the pace for the workout.
I have noticed over the last several workouts, that I am really fatigued and tired the second day following the hard effort both mentally and physically, but then I am ok by the third/fourth day. Much more so than when I was younger.
Trying to strike the proper balance the benefit of the workouts against the potential for injury and fatigue (a constant in this sport, I well know) - is to me a more profound challenge I am encountering as I near age 50.
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