East High track workout. Mile repeats were on today's schedule. I started with a one mile warmup, then 4 x 100 meter strides. My goal was to keep the mile repeats between 5:35 and 5:40. And perhaps more importantly, I wanted to keep my pace steady throughout each mile. Mile 1: 5:40 /800 meter jog Mile 2: 5:37 /800 meter jog Mile 3: 5:37 /800 meter jog Mile 4: 5:32 /800 meter jog Mile 5: 5:36 /800 meter jog Then one more mile to cooldown. For the most part, I managed to keep my splits very steady. The only deviation usually comes in the first lap where I always start a little fast and pick up a few seconds, but then settle into an even pace for the remainder. |