I just read Adam Goucher's blog (Kara Goucher's husband) entitled "Road to London". After reading her training efforts, I feel like a slacker :) 1.6 mile warm up 8x400 ON THE TRACK (It has been 2 years since I've done a speed workout on the track and it is a bit intimidating. Though I was the only one there, it was 5:00am and dark...I still felt sick to my stomach.) But I survived and once I started it went by fast. 200 recovery 1:45 1:40 1:38 1:41 1:38 1:38 1:38 1:36 My legs felt very good during the speed session and I was pleased with the consistency of the times (except for the first one....had to figure out my pacing). It was my breathing that was going crazy. Obviously, I need to speed to spend some quality time on the track. Build up my VO2. I've run 8x400's on the TM just in the last little while, but putting out the effort (versus the TM *making* you run that fast) is so very different. I ran 2.5 laps on the grass around the track and then ran home for a total of 6 miles. Rest day tomorrow. 1 measly set of LLL and planks on my front lawn (too hot in the house).
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