Running to the arboretum my legs were springy and I was running faster than normal. This must be from the 200's I did at the track a couple of days ago. When I got to the arboretum I prepared myself for my hardest test yet for speed, hard 400's along the dirt road rectangle. The 2 long sections are approx 400m, and the short segements 250m. I planned to treat each 400 as if it was the final stretch of a 7 mile trail race - a 100% all out effort. I planned to walk the 250m segment after each burst. I was able to do 8 x 400m and still feel fairly fresh after. Had this not been a taper week I may have been able to push to 12-14 reps. 8 was just right though, enough to tax my body, yet not too much where I am feeling wasted. The training weeks leading up to Farmdale have been super, my confidence is high, and I am ready to give a 100% effort this Saturday. My back spasms from a few days ago have gotten better, so that is good news. Just one more workout - a 200m hard/100m easy session tomorrow, then rest until Saturday.
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