My last workout before leaving for US. It was a strange run, I never had anything like that happen to me before. The plan was to do 3x2000m with 2-3' recovery jog. Target times for 2000s were 9:30-9:12. I started the first one, and felt terrible, heavy legs, a lot of effort, but slow pace. Only managed 9:51 and was tired already! Decided to give myself 3' recovery. On the second one, I decided not to look at Garmin so as to not get more depressed about the slow time.Only looked at it at mid-way, and was shocked to see that I was running much faster than the first repeat, about 7:25 pace. Finished it in 9:21, feeling much better than before. Agan jogged 3', and started on the last repeat. Felt even better than on the second, and ran 9:13, feeling pretty strong. This is very strange, usually these workouts at threshold are very hard for me, and I never run 2nd and 3rd repeat faster than the first. I'm puzzled, but on the other hand, with all the crazy training I've been doing and NOT doing, maybe I shouldn't be surprised. In the end, I was happy how the workout turned around, despite some really bad stomach cramps at the end. | 