Today was my main speed workout of the week. I started with a 1.25 mile warm-up, dynamics, and some acceleraters. My workout was 12x400m at 5k race-pace (for me, 1:30-1:35 per 400) with 70 seconds rest in between. I've been doing this workout periodically on Saturdays since August, and each time I do it I shorten the rest 10 or 15 seconds, but keep the pace the same. I started out at about 2 minutes rest, so it has been pretty fulfilling to be able to feel how my body is improving and recovering faster over the course of the season. I hope to be able to hit the same splits with only 30 seconds rest one day! Its also a really good workout for me because even though it isn't really my hardest workout physically, it is such a hard workout mentally since it is pretty repetitive. I like to think it helps my 3200 mindset a lot (8 laps can get monotonous). Anyways, I hit my split on all but 2 reps today, 1 being 1:36 and the last rep being 1:28 (not complaining about that one). Most reps were 1:33. Afterwards I did an easy 2.25 mile cool down. I feel good about today.
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