I was very nervous about this morning's workout, but now that it is over, I feel very encouraged about where my fitness is headed. This was a good mental workout for me. I always want to hammer during speedwork, but I knew that if I did that today, I wouldn't be able to finish.
We did adapt the workout to a 5 mile tempo, followed by a 3 mile tempo. We only had about 3/4 mile recovery in between. The pace was supposed to be 6:10-6:15.
For the 5 mile tempo, I ran 30:25 (6:05 pace). My legs felt good, but I felt a little tight in my chest starting at 3.5 miles. Mile 4 fell off a bit, but I came back hard on mile 5. I did fall off a bit on the three mile, but still stayed within the time goal. I ran 18:23 (6:08 pace). I guess ideally it would be good to run faster on the 3 mile, but I just wanted to get through the workout.
This was definitely a good strength run. I think Emily Bates is ready for Boston!
I warmed up 3, and was only able to jog a little afterward because I had to get home. | 