THRESHOLD REPS 2-2-1
I met up with Jason, Dave, and Albert at Smith's on Harrison and we warmed up on Glassman Way over to the South Ogden tempo loop. The plan was 3x2-mile. But, we found out very early on that it was going to be tough to hit times with the wind. There was an 18 mph wind from the north. So, the first mile of the reps was fast with tailwind and then the second mile was a death march into the wind to finish.
First rep I ran 4:50/5:03 for a 9:54. The wind seemed to get worse in the second rep as the gap from the first mile to second got even larger 4:48/5:06 for another 9:54. I didn't have the fortitude today to do another rep into that nasty wind plus Jason was on a time crunch. So, we decided to cut the third rep to a mile. It was wind-aided and I ran a 4:35.
I'm pretty happy with this workout. I feel like I'm slowly gaining fitness.
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