Speedwork session this morning at the gym on the treadmill (1.0 incline)
1 mile warm up @ 9:20 with strides
9 x .5 miles (3:00) with .25 mile recovery (10 min/mile)
1 x .5 miles (2:44) with .25 mile recovery (10 min/mile)
.25 mile cool down @ 9 min/mile pace
This was another great speedwork session for me and was my attempt at Yasso 800s as a predicter of my marathon pace. This was a confidence builder for sure, but I find it hard to believe that my marathon pace will be at 3 hours flat given the results of this workout. It looks like the speed is clearly there, so I now need to work on more stamina. I have a 20 miler this weekend and one more scheduled a few weeks before the marathon. I am also thinking that I need to reincorporate some medium-long runs (12-14 miles) mid week. |