6 x 1/2 mile repeats at Sugarhouse. Did the usual outer loop as a warmup, then did the usual inner loop for the repeats (one downhill on each, no uphill). Two minutes active rest between each repeat. Splits were as follows: 1: 2:33 (5:07/mi) 2. 2:33 (5:07/mi) 3. 2:36 (5:12/mi) 4. 2:42 (5:25/mi) 5. 2:35 (5:11/mi) 6. 2:38 (5:17/mi) I was feeling pretty spent by the fourth repeat (as shown by the deterioration in time), but I felt like it was a productive session. I need to look back at my log during the buildup to SG '09, but I don't think I was running repeats at this pace until several months into my training. I suspect my lower weight and more efficient stride (more of a midfoot strike) may be helping.
I did my cooldown barefoot in the interest of injury prevention. It makes me nervous running shoeless in Sugarhouse Park, though, so I think I'm going to start bringing my Vibrams and may do my warmup and cooldown in them. There was a great piece in The Science of Sport this week on the barefoot/minimalist movement and one of the recommendations made was to warm up shoeless but train in shoes. That makes sense to me, so I'll probably give it a shot with some of my hard workouts.
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