1/2 mile repeats at Sugarhouse Park. The workout went like this: 1.85-mile easy warmup jog Repeat #1: 2:39 (5:20/mi) 2-min active rest Repeat #2: 2:39 (5:20/mi) 2-min active rest Repeat #3: 2:33 (5:07/mi) 2-min active rest Repeat #4: 2:45 (5:32/mi) (I paid for overdoing it on #3) 2-min active rest Repeat #5: 2:38 (5:18/mi) 2-min active rest Repeat #6: 2:43 (5:28/mi) I should note that it worked out just right so that 1,3 & 5 were all from the top of the hill at the northeast corner to the pond (including the downhill), and 2, 4 & 6 were all from the top of the hill at the southwest corner to just west of the Highland track (including the downhill), which is a slightly harder section. No climbing in either section. As I get more fit, I'll vary the starting points more so that I have to deal with climbing in the intervals. Given that this is only Week #2 in my training, I'm feeling pretty good about my progress thus far. I have hit a plateau in my weight loss, but I continue to eat healthy and think the remaining 9 lbs will probably just melt away slowly as my mileage increases throughout the summer. I may try to slip in some evening spins on the bike just to make sure my body understands that it's fueling for performance right now, and that it needs to shut down any impulse to store fat and burn muscle instead. Once I feel like my running base is solid enough, I will try to work in 2-3 evening jogs a week to supplement my mileage and keep trying to get down to that optimal racing weight (which I haven't seen since my junior year of HS 20 years ago).
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