Today I did 800 meter repeats. I wasn't feeling great, I think I was tired from a longer run in the evening than I am used to. I warmed up about a mile. The first 800 was 2:34. (The gramin said .54) It's pretty hard, with a steep uphill to start out on. The next 800 said 2:50. I would guess that the distance is wrong, because I know I was going faster than that. It starts out downhill, and ends in an uphill. The third interval was 2:34. This one felt all right, and I had to run right through some sprinklers in the middle. It starts out flat, and ends in a slight uphill. The fourth interval was 2:38. This one starts out uphill, and ends downhill. The fifth interval is the fastest one. I'm not sure if the distance was right, but it was about 2:30. The last one was a 2:35. I had to push hard at the end to keep going. After that, I did ten hills (with the skyline team) and cooled down about a mile.
The workout was pretty good, but I wanted to go under 2:30. I still feel like these intervals are too hard, they feel harder than they should. After all, I was doing 2:13-2:15 during track season(on the track). I'm hoping that as I do more shorter intervals, they will get easier. I also guess that running on the grass is harder, and that will take some getting used to as well. Any ideas or suggestions? I later ran on the treadmill. I did three miles easy. I felt sorta sick to my stomach. I also lifted weights.
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