6 mile warm up on the golf course loop (including running to the dog park on Barnett) and finishing at St. Mary's High School for some speed work. I wasn't sure what to expect as it's been MONTHS since I've done official speed training on the track. Other than some occasional tempo runs and races every-other-month, speed work hasn't existed. I'm not following any type of training plan leading up to Eugene. Really just winging it, but that's good enough for me. I decided to try 8 x 800m and shoot for anything under 2:40. Not sure why I picked that goal but it seemed 'toughish' but not too grueling for my first workout of the year. Between each repeat I jogged for 60 seconds (always right at 200 meters). Splits: I jogged 2 laps and considered being done. I even jogged about 10 steps off the track only to talk myself into finishing and quickly return. Same as above, with 200 meter jog between each one, right at 60 seconds: Not sure what happened on the 7th one--maybe I just wasn't having much fun at this point. It was raining, slightly windy and I've decided speedwork sucks by yourself. Finished off by running 1.5 miles home. Sinister (298)
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