Speedwork session at the gym this morning on the treadmill. This was my first interval/speedwork session since late last year I think.
1 mile warm up with strides
2 x 1 mile @ 6:07 pace, 4:30 jog recovery (9:00 pace)
2 x 1 mile @ 6:00 pace, 4:30 jog recovery (9:00 pace)
1 mile cool down
I know this was on the treadmill (1% incline) and not as hard as it would have been outside, but I was very satisfied with today's workout. My training has clearly paid off this year as I used to struggle to finish 800m intervals at this pace late last year. For future speedwork sessions, I will plan to keep a similar pace but will try to add reps and cut back a little bit on the recovery time between reps. I took some advil for my ankle afterwards, but I am not feeling too much pain post workout.
I have been making a conscious effort this week to focus on nutrition and will hope to do so leading up to the marathon. At the beginning of the week, I was 185 pounds (6'1"). I am looking to drop 10 pounds before the race in 8 weeks. I have some body fat to loose so I am optimistic that this drop in weight should have a big impact on my race times. I just need to make sure I don't cut back on the calories too much to negatively effect my training. I will give weekly updates going forward. |