The sauna/steam room idea worked pretty well this morning, my muscles were warm and loose by the time I hit the road. The feet felt great - I'll be pulling out of this one injury free.
Went towards the mountain, up 900 E and past the temple towards Rock Canyon and on to 1450 E this morning for some good hills. After a two-mile warmup, I went up the first hill at about 7:00/mile, the next downhill at 5:30 pace, turned around back up the hill in 6:10 pace, then down from Rock Canyon to Canyon Rd. by the stadium in 5:10 - 5:15 pace. I'm not sure how to classify each segment, but the uphills felt like VO2 max work and the rest more of a threshold pace.
The racing daydreams are beginning - you know, the ones where you see yourself smashing world records and destroying talented fields with ease. My first planned race is the indoor BYU Invite in early January, where I hope to take down my 3000m pr. (It's a conversion of my 3200m pr, estimating 9:15 3000m equivalent.) My 3200m and 800m pr's are my weakest, being run after 1600m races, and a pr would be a nice way to start the season. :) | 