The late May weather has been ideal for interval training. I arrived at the cinder track at about 7:00 p.m.\u00a0 Most of the 800m oval was shaded and the temperature was in the high 60s. My plan was to get a good warm up and run some quick 400m intervals.\u00a0 I was a bit tentative seeing as this was the first three consecutive days of. training\u00a0 In quite a while. I took a long warm up of running and walking and stretching and straightaways. Feeling no leg issues, I began my first 400 interval at a very conservative pace of\u00a0 2:O2.\u00a0 I was pleasantly surprised. After a 3 minute walk and jog I managed a second interval at 1:55. And the third one was at 1:59. I was not feeling any aerobic stress only worrying about my legs that were starting to get heavy. But I decided to push the last one a little bit and ran a very credible 1:46. It took a while to recover but I pressed forward and ran a comfortable 800m to conclude the workout. The entire event was over three miles in about 42 minutes including warm up and cool down.<\/p>\n
I really can’t judge the level of my fitness at this point, but I kind of like the way it’s going. I will be running\u00a0 two tune-up races in mid June that should give me a good idea where I stand as I head to Pittsburgh in mid July for the Nationals.<\/p>\n
Stats remain steady and legs are feeling good. Tomorrow, Sunday, will be a day off. Saturday, May 27 JUST ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL The late May weather has been ideal for interval training. I arrived at the cinder track at about 7:00 p.m.\u00a0 Most of the 800m oval was shaded and the temperature was in the high 60s. My plan was to get a good warm up and run … Continue reading 400s<\/span> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.plus70runner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/P_20180718_132458.jpg?ssl=1\")
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