Chilly trip to the track this morning for 20x200 at 5K pace with 200m jog rest interval. Two mile warmup in the dark before digging into the 200s. Nover done this before, so wasn't real sure how to run that many 200s... 5k pace for me right now is likely 6:40ish, so I figured I would start at around 50 seconds each. Seemed way too slow, so wound up doing most of the first ten at 48 seconds, with right at 80 seconds for the 200m jog. Felt fine at halfway so dropped the next ten to 47-48 and last couple at 45. A nice mental workout for me more than anything. Quite a bit more enjoyable than just running the neighborhood for 7-8 miles. Pleased that the temps are dropping down again - 80 is way too warm for December.
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