Back to the track to do my Yasso 800s. A few new strategies after my failed attempt yesterday:
1 - mental toughness - stay in the moment. Don't worry about the next half mile, just focus on the one you are running.
2 - recover between each repeat - get my heart rate as low as possible.
3 - go to bed at 9:00 pm the night before and get the much needed rest.
These strategies got me through 9 half mile repeats @ a 6:31 pace with a 2.5 min, recovery jog in between each repeat. However I had to dig much deeper than last week The goal was to get 10 repeats in but after the 9th repeat it was clear that I had emptied the tank taking my heart rate up to 176 bpm. My recovery jog at the end I usually run a 8:30 pace with my heart rate right around 140, which feels effortless. Today the recovery jog kept me above 150, although it was not hard it certainly was niot effortless.
Its got to be a down week and I will pull out of it as I usually do. | 