After a few false starts and an introduction via email to a potential running buddy I was again Billy no mates at the track.
I settled on 8 times 400m.
Took the bus and this time locked away every thing carefully.
One lap of the outer trail to warm up. It was very quiet and I had the actual track to myself as the workers prepared the high jump mats and cut the grass in the glorious sun.
Noticed a slight niggle on the right knee and shoulder stiffness from the plaquettes in the pool yesterday.
I tried to ease out the first few, but was tired by rep three then I focused on form and just staying sub six min miles.
The times were very consistent:
80, 82, 84, 84, 84, 85, 85, 84 with hrt around 150 giving no problems to recover in the 60 seconds I had given my self.
Garmin
Showing posts with label 800m Reps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 800m Reps. Show all posts
Thursday, 5 May 2011
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
7m 5x800m reps at Bout du Monde
Track session today.
Tried out the 800m reps and managed 5 at under 4min mile pace (just over 6min miles).
Pleased to see them get stronger and last one was 3mins dead.
Looking at the HRT I could have gone harder earlier, but glad I did not as last two were hard.
Garmin
Better route back to gym
Tried out the 800m reps and managed 5 at under 4min mile pace (just over 6min miles).
Pleased to see them get stronger and last one was 3mins dead.
Looking at the HRT I could have gone harder earlier, but glad I did not as last two were hard.
Garmin
Better route back to gym
Tuesday, 13 April 2010
6x 800m Reps
Three out three back. Set the fully charged Garmin up in the sun as the world went by. Sunny, but with a chill in the wind when it blew.
Hard to get going on your own, but I did and I tried hard not to stop on the recoveries. 2 mins felt long, but the advantage of a long recovery is that you can, in theory do the next one properly.
Wind was against out bound, which is my excuse for failing to hit target race pace once. Surely the way back would be better? Wind behind, perceived effort high, grrr, still not enough pace. By the last one I was feeling like I'd done enough and it was a struggle to keep going to finish the 293m I had left at the naked lady statue. Final one was the best and only one under target pace of 4min kms. Ave for the six was 4:05 so not far off, but not as fast as Kenny so clearly room for improvement.
Nearly took the guy who runs the tourist train out. Went for the gap between a bloke carrying a child and his train and he tried to get on the train behind the tourist and had to leap out of the way as I screamed through. That will teach him for not addressing me formally yesterday!
May go to the track later this week, but need to be careful not to rack up too much high intensity verses tempo and easy.
Hard to get going on your own, but I did and I tried hard not to stop on the recoveries. 2 mins felt long, but the advantage of a long recovery is that you can, in theory do the next one properly.
Wind was against out bound, which is my excuse for failing to hit target race pace once. Surely the way back would be better? Wind behind, perceived effort high, grrr, still not enough pace. By the last one I was feeling like I'd done enough and it was a struggle to keep going to finish the 293m I had left at the naked lady statue. Final one was the best and only one under target pace of 4min kms. Ave for the six was 4:05 so not far off, but not as fast as Kenny so clearly room for improvement.
Nearly took the guy who runs the tourist train out. Went for the gap between a bloke carrying a child and his train and he tried to get on the train behind the tourist and had to leap out of the way as I screamed through. That will teach him for not addressing me formally yesterday!
May go to the track later this week, but need to be careful not to rack up too much high intensity verses tempo and easy.
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