It was foggy and 59 this morning so I went to the track to run. The plan for today was 5 x 1200 in 4:30 with a 400 recovery. I felt stiff and tired in the warmup. I feel a little beat up right now. Just a few aches and pains in different places. I assume from the increase in miles and intensity. After the 2 mile warmup I felt better. Started the 1200's and knew right from the start that there wasn't much zip in the legs. Here are the splits:
1st - 4: 31
2nd - 4:28
3rd - 4:28
4th - 4:28
5th - 4:29
I was happy with meeting my goal times for the 1200's and this is one more than I did last week so I guess that is good. The 4th and 5th were pretty tough. When I started the 5th one I almost quit after the first 400 but stuck with it and I am glad that I did because I was able to hang on and still meet my goal. I also felt good with the splits since I fell like I am running on tied legs. Hopefully when my body adjusts to the increase in mileage I will see the improvement.
62:49 (7:51 avg) | 