A great ending to a really solid week of training.
35 degrees and a light breeze under beautiful sunny skies. No one to workout with today so I was on my own.
Workout today was 6M in a 2:2:2 format. Warmed up for 3+ miles before hitting the Mt. Si track. Times to hit were 5:20:5:12:5:04. The 5:20s felt great, as they should. I hit both in 5:18. The 5:12s felt pretty good as I hit them in 5:12 and 5:13. I was admitedly worried about hitting the 5:04s but focused on just getting the first one under my belt and then trying to gut out the last one. First one came in at 5:06. I would have been ecstatic if the final mile would have come in at that. Surprisingly though, through the first two laps I was right on pace at 2:32. Third lap had me a second off at 3:49 and I was definitely tired, but I managed to pull it all together and hit a :73 on the final lap ending the mile in 5:02. I was thrilled if not surprised I had it in me.
Anyway, a great week first time I'm back into the 80s for a few months and I'm feeling strong. I've also lost all of the excess holiday weight and now just have another seven or so to go. Those will be the hardest. | 