Today I did a track workout with Neal. We did 800s. Neal did five, and I did four. Since I haven't been doing a lot of running, I'm starting out slowly with the hard workouts. The first one was 2:17, and I was with Neal. On the second one I was at 2:18, and Neal was 2:17. The third one we were both at 2:17, right together. On the fourth one we were both 2:17 again, right together. This workout went pretty good, and I did better than I thought I would. I was hoping for 2:18-2:20. The splits were: 2:17 (approx. 67.5, 69.5) 2:18 (68.5, 69.5) 2:17 (68.5, 68.5) 2:17 (68.5, 68.5)
Another interesting thing about this workout was my kick. On the first, third, and fourth intervals, I had a very good kick. I was a second or two behind Neal, but easily caught him on the last straightaway. I had to push to catch him, but it wasn't near all out. I wonder if my kick is improving or if I was just feeling good today. I warmed up 3.5, and cooled down 3.5 miles.
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