A ridiculous 66 degrees and sunny skies today. That was the good news. The bad news was that the winds were sustained at 15 mph with gusts in the mid-30s. Pretty standard for our area but that didn't make me feel any better going into a speed workout.
Workout: 2M all out...shooting for 9:40. Followed by 15 minutes easy. Then 3x1M @5:05 with three minutes rest.
During my two-mile warmup, I thought of every possible way to delay my workout. The wind was crazy. But my schedule dictated that it be done today or not at all. So off I went. First mile was in a pititful 5:03. Second Mile was in 5:03. Ummm...so much for all out. I thoroughly enjoyed the 15 minutes of easy running on my way over to hit the track for the mile repeats. The big flag at the track was whipping loudly in the wind. The good news was that the strongest headwind was in the turn not the straightaway. For whatever reason, I prefer wind on the turns. I was planning for the worst thinking I would be happy with 5:15s especially after my lame "all out" 5:03s. First mile was in 5:04. Hmmm...felt pretty good as did the 3 minutes rest before the second one. Second mile came in at 5:03. Even better, I was feeling better as I went. Mile 3 came in at 5:01. I was very pleased. Despite the wind, I felt strong and was pleased to have held in there with the times. The best part was I felt like things were getting easier as I went, a feeling I don't have very often. | 