Economy run today! I did a twenty minute warm up, some moving stretches, then hit the workout. I was scheduled to do 20x200 meters at 33-34 second pace. My coach broke the workout into four separate sets of five intervals. After each interval I had 200 meters of recovery, and after each set I had 400 meters of recovery. There was a bit of wind, which I could really feel on the backstretch of the track. I started out fast (29 secs) on the first few, but slowed to 31 second pace after the first three. After this I seemed to get into a rythmn, gulping down the rest of the workout between 30 and 31 second pace (highest was 31.7). On the last set I kept below 31 the whole time and ran the last interval in 29 again. I am happy with this workout, mainly because in my last season I had to struggle to get 33-34 on the last two sets (and I could only break 30 within the first repeat or two). My coach seems to think that I could run around 27 if I get a good split in, so maybe I'll just have to try that some time. This workout definitely helps "numb" your body to fast pace. For me, this skewes my perception of speed. Ask me earlier this season what would be considered fast, and it would be much different than what I would say after a workout of this type. I have a rest day tommorrow!!! | 