Yasso 800s workout today. 30 minute 3.99 mi warmup (7:31/mi, HR 149). 18 minute 2.25 mi cooldown (8:01/mi, HR 135). 8x800s w/ 2:50 rest. | Repeat | Time
| Avg HR
| Max HR
| | 1 | 2:54
| 167
| 177 | | 2 | 2:55
| 173
| 180 | | 3 | 2:56
| 171
| 178 | | 4 | 2:56
| 170
| 178
| | 5 | 2:57
| 169
| 176
| 6
| 2:56
| 168
| 176
| 7
| 2:56
| 168
| 174
| 8
| 2:56
| 169
| 175
|
Sleep was pretty fitful last night.....dogs had me up twice for their midnight potty runs. Original plan was 30 minute warmup, 10x800s in the 2:50-2:55 pace range, and 30 minute cooldown. Warmup went as planed but could tell right away that the weather wasn't going to cooperate....overcast, intermittent light rain, and worse, intermittent wind gusts. Decided to take the workout as far as I could. First one wasn't too bad, but saw right away that the fast end of the target pace range was not going to be doable. #2-#4 were painful....I'm sure the gusts were hitting here, but I can't recall when/where....at most one 100m stretch at a time in the face. #5-8 I kept telling myself each was the last one, knowing I'd be lying each time of course. #8 felt like all I had to give and with a race on Saturday, some small hail the last repeat, some distinct stomach cramping, and a high school team descending on the track, I decided to pack it in. Went off on my cooldown run and decided to cut myself even more slack when I started suffering from the cold wind more in my now soaked clothes. I'm glad I got this workout in but these speed workouts all hurt. Focusing on the one at hand is about the only way I can get through them successfully. I wonder how much easier they'd be if I had some running partners for these workouts? Ah well, at least I'm building mental toughness, right? Brooks Adrenaline (Yellow) - 356.7 miles. | 