After missing my past several speed sessions for one reason or another, I was pretty anxious about this one, and I woke up at 4:30 (my alarm was set for 5:00) and never really settled down. The plan was 8x1-mile repeats with 5 min active recovery between each. I decided to do them in Emigration again, alternating between uphill and downhill intervals. After the customary warmup of a little under 2 miles, I started the pain and suffering in the dark. Splits were as follows: 1: UP 6:31 (AHR 170/MHR 178) 2: DOWN 5:22 (167/176) 3: UP 6:33 (176/180) 4: DOWN 5:26 (172/176) 5: UP 6:32 (175/178) 6: DOWN 5:26 (169/175) 7: UP 6:35 (173/179) (passed two cyclists) 8: DOWN 5:12 (171/176) Cooled down back to the house. I felt pretty worn out by the end and probably should have come prepared with some fuel and hydration. Nevertheless, I was pretty pleased when I uploaded the data from my Garmin and saw how consistent the splits were. My climbing speed continues to leave something to be desired, but it stayed consistent throughout the workout, so I'm happy about that. I probably could have pushed the pace a little more on the downhill segments, but I didn't want to blow up. I think I've recommitted to this a few times before on the blog, but with just over two months to go before SG, I'm going to try to limit my sugar intake and focus on eating more healthy foods and cutting out junk wherever possible. Even if I don't lose any more weight, I want to hit the starting line knowing that I've fueled properly and shown some discipline for a sufficient amount of time to feel confident that I've respected the distance and given myself the best opportunity possible to run a solid race.
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