Wanted to do a 3x3 tempo workout at 17:00 to 17:20 per 3 mile (on a treadmill, so more like running at sea level). However, the gym closed early and I realized that I only had enough time to do the exact workout with no time for warmup or cool down. I have come to realize that I run rather poorly at fast paces without a warmup, so the pace immediately felt extremely forced. I made it through the first repeat at 17:18, took my 2 minutes rest, and started up repeat 2, hoping to feel more relaxed, but didn't. Split 2 miles in 11:24, then got another .33 in before just really starting to feel extremely anaerobic. I could've made it through repeat 2 and a mile or 2 of repeat 3 if I had to, but I felt like I was going way past the intended effort, so I cut it off there to avoid killing myself and just jogged another 1.67 miles to cool down before leaving. 2 weeks ago I was able to handle this with splits of 17:28, 17:11, and 16:56 (if memory serves me correctly), but I had a good warmup that day. This will be important for me to keep in mind in the future. Logged one day off so my calendar goes Mon-Sun. | 