For 9 of the miles, the weather was fantastic. 78 degrees, nice breeze and clear blue skies. For three of the miles, it felt like that place with little red men with pitchforks.
Today was my first speed workout since the Newport Marathon, not counting the 10k on Saturday. The workout was 3x1mile at 4:50 with 4 minutes rest in between each. I kind of dinked around this morning waiting for it to warm up not realizing that waiting was not required. So I kept my warmup to 2 miles and then jumped into the workout.
Mile 1 -- 4:47 -- Felt great actually. A little quick but not ridiculous
Mile 2 -- 4:51 -- Felt great until the last lap. Really had to work on the last one
Mile 3 -- 4:59 -- I knew by the end of the second lap (2:29) that I wasn't going to hit my number so my goal was simply to keep it under 5:00. Also at the halfway point, my bowels were beginning to not cooperate, by the end of the third lap, I was seriously questioning whether I would make it around the track for another lap without making a mess of myself. Well, I did but it was too close for comfort.
Probably more detail than anyone wanted but there you have it. I drank 16 ounces of water during the workout and that still wasn't enough. Even after just the workout portion, my face was a giant salt lick.
Cool down was nice and slow...7:00 pace. Long run tomorrow. | 