I ran a 2 mile warm-up, followed by 4x200. My goal for my workout was 5 x 2000m at 35:00 10k pace, so 7 minutes. I felt like I was struggling after the first one, so I dropped to mile repeats instead. This may have been more mental than physical. It seems when I can't run as fast as I want to, it gets in my head. So, my workout went as follows:
1. 6:59.1 (2000m)
2. 5:33.72
3. 5:33.93
4. 5:33.18
5. 5:34.52
I ran a 400 jog recovery in between. That usually took me 2:45, so I waited until 3:00, so I had equal recovery on each one. The good thing is, I'm beginning to recover quickly, and it seems I can run a specific pace forever. I just wish I could get my legs to catch up with my cardiovascular system.
I ran a 2 mile cooldown to finish up. | 