May 26, Sunday
” I’ve learned that it is what you do with your miles, rather than how many you’ve run.” ~~~Rod DeHaven , USA Olympic Marathoner
4.76 miles in 64 minutes…… with 5 x 880 @ sub-4:50
I wanted to run these lazy 880 yard efforts in under 5 minutes. Rich Refi and I developed the concept of “Lazy 8’s” as a recovery day workout about 12 years ago for the Hillsborough cross country teams. We later decided to change the name, but I forgot the new name. The idea is that it is a little more focused than simply a long, easy run on a recovery day. It is also easier to monitor and to maintain a credible pace. I picked a 10 minute per mile pace as my goal. It turned out that I easily exceeded that pace, running between 8 and 9 minute pace throughout the day. I approached number 4 and number 5 with trepidation because I was feeling pretty exhausted. But it turned out I ran each one faster than the last. This turned out to be far more draining than I had anticipated. So, I decided to take today (Monday) off for a true recovery. 🙂