Three weeks ago I did a similar run. Today was Yasso 800's day, with a goal of 10 X 800m @ 3:00 each, with 3:00 jog between each repeat. Warmed up with 2 easy miles. Jenny originally was supposed to do a tempo run this morning but decided to change to 800's because they sounded more fun! So, we started out together on the first one. I stopped immediately because the Garmin's database was full. Cleared it out, then started again. I felt good on the first one. I almost always feel good on the first one, was wondering what the second one would be like. That one wasn't so bad either. I seemed to be feeling a bit better than last time. What happened to me last time, was usually about half way through one of the repeats, I would fall off pace and struggle to get back on and just barely make it at the end. They were definitely hard, but I felt a little bit more in control. Jenny and I criss-crossed, and finally after I had done 5 repeats, we were near the water fountain. Split a powerbar gel (I also had a 10oz bottle filled with gatorade I was taking sips from between repeats), then I got going again. For the last three, my legs were feeling a bit tired, which is good practice. Splits: 2:58, 2:55, 2:59, 2:59, 2:56, 2:59, 2:55, 2:57, 3:00, 2:53 Very happy with the last split! I was happy to see a small amount of improvement from 3 weeks ago along with the fact that it was slightly warmer this morning than last time, although not by much. Met back up with Jenny for the cool down jog back home.
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