BHViking: Just an insane amount of running, and strong climbing too, hoping the calf clears up quickly Blah: Good luck in the 1600. Sub goal 1600 pace for 400 meters without much prep can feel pretty damn hard. I imagine now that you've touched on it, you'll feel much smoother HHW: Hoping you dodged a bullet! Def can slow down those 300s a bit I think as you noted in another thread. If you're trying to get sub 2:03 or even sub-2, 42s is moving for 300 repeats darkwave: g/l in Brooklyn, weather looks favorable if the rain holds off Sub-6: seems like you'll be able to put together a nice 10K despite the various issues notarobot: Solid week, lot of quality, and if you can run 44.3 mid-workout, I'd like to think a sub-60 is in the bag (unless you're really poor off the line) RS: good luck in todays 5K and a solid week, i will probably do the exact same workout as you did on Friday tomorrow, though might hold to 7 reps - On the workout, it was such chaos there, I just treated the 200s like extended strides and made them hard but doable, i was pleased they ended around current mile speed (even with the tight turns). Granted maybe I'm in more like 4:55 shape at the moment I don't know...we will see at Brooklyn Mile in some time Jcanon: hope you're feeling better, some summer 5Ks always a good/low-key option Jerry Mizner: Good threshold and nice not looking at watch, seems like everything on the upswing pewow: congrats on the team's huge results Hilly: Impressive stuff, you are an aerobic monster
Ya. It was just a poorly run workout honestly. I think the LT work beforehand warmed me up more than usual and created a situation where I had trouble calibrating effort/speed for the first 1.
I ran a similar difficult workout on Tuesday this week 2x(200/300/400) at something more akin to 800 effort and it felt much much easier.
darkwave - Best of luck at the half, even if you end up taking it easy. The recovery from thursday might feel different than 20 years ago!
Can confirm. 20+ years ago, I used to go out, then change clothes and head straight into work on Friday.
Now....I am hurting (and I didn't even drink). The half tomorrow will definitely be a workout and not a race - I'm thinking 2x5 at marathon effort with a mile at moderate to easy pace before, between, and after the two 5 mile intervals should get me comfortably under 1:49.
Hilly: Impressive stuff, you are an aerobic monster
Thanks ! Indeed I really love the threshold interval training. I like to keep my rest short in order to get the most benefit of a workout. I think this is also why my best event for the moment IS XC.