I meant to do 5:36 for all of them but I couldn't hold back. Then at the same effort the pace dropped. Oh well, still probably effected by the half marathon. I could have hit the last mile faster but I didn't want to push it and I still averaged faster than planned.
pretty sick...i think i'm going to go back to the track and do 3x1 mile again tomorrow. a very inspiring performance except for the last mile of course :)
There were some guys there who did 5:31, 5:28, 5:24, and then 5:12! I would have gone slower except I like to stay with others when I can. I decided to only do 3 when my time dropped. Luckily the 2:01 800 guy went with the group for the first 2 and then dropped so at least I did better than him (and he is a good runner, not just in the 800). It didn't hurt, but I could tell that my aerobic system isn't where it was last week this time. I probably couldn't have broken 17:30 today despite 3 days of recovery since the half. I am glad it was a full 2 weeks and 1 day out from the marathon. I like alternating VO2max and threshold workouts so I'll be doing threshold on friday. I am enjoying the threshold workouts a lot more than VO2max lately. I wonder if I am actually becoming a long distance runner. I hope I haven't lost my speed. There is a downhill mile in providence on Nov. 1st that I will do for kicks (pun intended).
i like threshold workouts more too...but i get a buzz from the vo2 that i really like. do you think it's better to do a 5 mile threshold workout instead? i'll do whatever you say coach. the half definitely took a toll, especially when you fall apart for 3.1 miles and eat into your reserves.the half was a really fun experience for me, i think my favorite race of the year for some reason...maybe cause my memory is so bad i don't remember any of the other ones.
Do a threshold workout, but the distance and setup is up to you. If you do a straight up tempo run I would say 4-5 miles slower than you would do cruise intervals. I am doing 4x2k but I am gonna ease the pace back to 6min/mile.
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