Ran 4x1 mile with Tom this morning. The goal was to be between 6:20 and 6:30. Seemed reasonable but was quite faster than my pretty mediocre mile repeat workout from 3 or so weeks ago, which I did alone.
Warmed up for 2.39 miles to Osborne's.
When we started our first repeat we quickly realized that it was still pitch dark and we still couldn't see the road surface, and that we were risking our ankles. It made it hard to want to kick into the faster gear for the repeats but we did the first 1/2 in about 3 minutes, then we eased up to make the first mile 6:20.
1 - 6:20, slight consistent downhill, 4:43 rest (.5 mile, .25 out and back so that we could retrace mile 1 for mile 2)
2 - 6:25, slight consistent uphill, the opposite of mile 1, 5:01 rest (.5 mile)
3 - 6:10, flat part of tree line road, then slight downhill toward bishop's storehouse. In the middle of this repeat I was stuck at about 6:23-6:24 target, which frustrated me and I tried to pick it up, pleased to seek I was able to. 5:20 rest (.5 mile)
4 - 6:15, slight uphill and headwind to make the last interval twice as hard and more sweet to complete successfully.
The first two miles had positive splits when comparing the first 1/2 with the second, and the third was negative, and the fourth was even.
I think this was a great workout for my mental strength. It is always nice to be able to to better in a workout than your goal and to make the final intervals faster than the initial ones.
I am really grateful to Tom for hanging with me on this work out. He is a great running partner!
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