Friday, October 20, 2006

Two tough workouts

This week has gone pretty well. I had two good track wokouts . On Tuesday I warmed up two miles and then did a three mile tempo run with the 1st mile at 7:15, the 2nd 7:05 and the 3rd 7:00. I recovered for 400 meters and then did 5 x 1000 at around 4:00. The first couple were about 4:02 and the last three were at 3:57. I felt pretty good. I finished the workout with 4 x 200 at 1500 race pace. It is quite a difficult workout. It seems like 2 workouts back to back. The interesting thing about it is the change in pace. You are running three different paces and they all seem like work. You also are running differently for each pace. The tempo run I was landing on the middle of my food,the 1000's I was farther forward and the 200's I was pretty much on my toes.. It was quite challenging.
The other workout was 20 x 4o seconds with an 80 second rest. I did it on the track because it is easier to run fast on the track. There are less obstacles and if feels smoother. It went well I think.
I have a race this coming Sunday. I am a bit anxious about it because of course I want to do well and I have no idea what kind of racing shape I am in. I know I am in much better condition than last year but I am not so confident in my ability to run fast at the moment. I will just try to relax and go in with a good attitude. It will be interesting to see how it goes.

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