Saturday, September 18, 2010

5.6K tempo

Ideal running conditions this morning. My target 800 split was 3:00; my actual splits were --
2:56.37 (too fast)
2:57.65 (better)
2:58.42 (better)
2:54.32 (walkers in lane one, so I had to drift out, then I over-compensated)
2:55.14 (rolling now so go with it)
2:55.79
2:53.74
overall = 20:31.43
average lap = 87.96
average mile = 5:54.7

2 comments:

  1. Sure, blame it on the walkers.. So in comparison (not that I have a right to compare but I will anyway) if your 800 target was 3:00 and mine was 3:10 I was going turbo speed and you were really taking it easy. (know how much faster you are than me) I have heard that turbo speed can do wonders as long as it's not overdone. Agreed?

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  2. Yes, but I think JD would say: Three minutes is too long for a sustained "R" workbout. You'd probably be better off running 4x400 @ 90sec -- or even 8x200 @ 44sec. I know that doesn't sound like much of a workout but R training is high-risk :)

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