AM: 5 miles on the tm. So excited! Tonight I get to do a vo2max test and I think a lactate threshold test, for the first time in my life. Then my coach says I will get to choose between a "mare" workout and a "nightmare" workout. Sounds scary. The tests will build a solid foundation for my marathon training cycle. PM: vo2max test. Did a 2 mile warm up, then they did a calibration ramp up without the mask, then I got masked up, way fun, and off we went. 3 min at 7.0mph, 1 min at 7.5, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0 in here I felt like the mask was getting in the way of breathing and coach told me to breathe fully. one min at 9.5, 10.0, 10.5, then added 1% grade a minute and I ended at 14 minutes (10.5 pace at 4% grade). I let out some cries and moans in the last minute, but I really should have gone another minute, but I was afraid I would get launched off the treadmill in delirium. Ali did a very similar performance but her heartrate never got as high as mine, so I think she'll have a higher score. My heartrate got up to the high 170's per the tm. There was no workout after the vo2max, thankfully. So I cooled down 2 miles on a tm while Ali warmed up, then I watched her test, then I breathed into a machine, then we went out for 10.2k run at about 4:50/k ave pace. good times. I hope to get the results tomorrow.
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