Did 6x800 intervals on the track today with equal time jog in between. We got snow for the first time this winter, and track was snow covered, but melting quickly. It created a slush since it's a cinder track, but didn't affect the traction. I ran 2.6mi. warmup, and started on the intervals. This track is a bit short, so it's very possible I ran slightly under 800m, although I'm not sure by how much. I ran the first one in the outer most lane to try to compensate, but it might have been too much, as Garmin showed 0.52mi for that interval. Of course, GPS is not really accurate on tracks with tight turns, so it can't be completely trusted either. In any case, I ran all the other intervals in 3-4 lane and at least they were consistent and Garmin showed 0.5mi for all of them (except one at 0.49). The splits were:
3:36 (Garmin showed 0.52mi)
3:28 -0.5mi
3.27 -0.5mi
3:26 -0.5mi
3.25-0.49mi
3.24 -0.5mi
The last two were very hard, and I generally was running first lap few seconds faster than the second. I started usually in 1:40-1:42. Then I ran 1.4mi cool down. Total time 1:15:58.
I felt my right arch on the second interval, which is worrisome, so I'm icing it now just in case. | 