Another tough Tuesday! Just when I thought I’d made a breakthrough in my training, I’m forced to struggle through another miserable track workout. Saturday’s Mud Run and Sunday’s long run left me feeling flat and lethargic, and with the temperature being in the mid 80’s me legs just wouldn’t turn over at the cadence required.
My warm up was thorough, but at just over 3 miles, maybe a little long. The 100m strides, which usually prepare my legs for the faster speeds of a track workout, were a struggle and a sign of things to come. Here’s what Week 6’s Key Workout #1 looked like:
- 10-20 minutes warm up
- 2 x 1200m (2 min. Rest Interval)
- 4 x 800m (2 min. Rest Interval)
- 10 minute cool down
Both 1200m efforts should have been completed in 4:09 – I covered the 3 laps of the track in 4 minutes 20 seconds.
I had no leg speed whatsoever for the 800m repeats, so instead of running the suggested 2 minutes 39 seconds I completed them in 2:54, 2:53, 2:59 and 2:56.
I guess if I factor in a 10% adjustment for the heat effect I didn’t do too bad, but I really want to start nailing the suggested times for the track repeats. Maybe cooler weather will help and maybe I should switch my track day or my long run day to give my legs more of a chance. Today just wasn’t their day….