I had my first good workout in probably a month tonight. I was supposed to do it in the University of Washington's indoor facility but the football team was having a late practice in preparation for getting killed by Hawaii on Saturday. So my coach and I met on the outdoor track inside the football stadium. One end of the stadium is completely open so it got pretty cold and it was very dark. But one my eyes adjusted it wasnt a problem.
The workout was a 2.5 mile warmup, a 68 second 1/4, followed by 2M at 5:00 pace each. Then I jogged at 7:00 pace for 15 minutes followed by 2x1M at 4:50 pace with a 3-minute jog between the two. I hit the first two miles at 9:56 after a first lap that was way to fast. On the 2x1s I hit 4:50 both times so I was pretty pleased especially since no one else from the team was there to run with and pull me along. I haven't done a speed workout with another set of guys since summer. I miss that. It's harder to do them alone. | 