73F. Short interval day - went down to the track for 12 x 400, knowing it would probably still be under construction...it was. So, reset the watch for 0.25 mile laps and did 12 x .25 miles, with 1-minute recovery jogs. Naturally, it seemed like every repeat started at the bottom of a big hill, and every good downhill was wasted during the recovery minute. My goal was to average 1:26 (goal 5K pace) but I only managed a 1:28 avg. Maybe not too bad considering the terrain (splits ranged from 1:22 all the way to 1:38 depending on hills) but probably not as good as the 1:24 avg from the last time on the track. I think the important thing is that I made sure to put forth the effort. Just for grins, here are the splits - all over the place thanks to the stupid track being closed.
1:28, 1:26, 1:28, 1:34, 1:27, 1:26, 1:22, 1:25, 1:38, 1:27, 1:32, 1:23 |