Should I do my intervals today? I am still rather tired from the past few days and it is crappy conditions. But, I am inclined to give it a go.
Run warm up/down 35:00 [2] shoes: 9 2007 Saucony
To the track. Windy and cold. My iPod was not cooperating. This has happened before. But, I got it working after about 30 minutes.
Was wearing the Trimtex jacket and UA tights. A good combination, and necessary given conditions.
Left mid hamstring ever so slightly tight. (Last week the right hamstring was more acute.)
Still, felt OK during the warmup, and very nice the last 2 minutes or so.
Plyometrics7:00 [2] shoes: 9 2007 Saucony
Normal warmups, but conducted on the high jump runway, which was good as we weren't in the wet grass.
SGB actually joined in, but otherwise, it was just Terry, Tom, and Yvonne.
Run warm up/down 4:00 0.5 mi (8:00 / mi) shoes: 9 2007 Saucony
Normal strides. Felt like I was getting good turnover and had good form, despite the wind.
Run intervals 30:36 4.23 mi (7:14 / mi) shoes: 9 2007 Saucony
800 x 2 @ 5K pace
1200 x 2 @ 5-8K pace
800 x 2 @ 3-5K pace
200 rest after all.
(Ditched the jacket; ran in short sleeves and tights. Temperatures in mid to upper 40s and windy.)
It was just SGB, Tom, and Terry. I was last. But, Tom wasn't doing his ridiculous surges and only was a few seconds ahead. SGB and Terry much further away. The good news is that I had a fairly consistent performance.
248
208
245
208
418
212
415
216
247
214
245
Average laps:
84.0
82.5
86.0
85.0
83.5
82.5
and overall average of 83.9.
Not good, but it was very windy on the homestretch. And, I was tired.
Run warm up/down 34:00 [2] 4.44 mi (7:39 / mi) shoes: 9 2007 Saucony
Back home. Started to feel quite nice. Light and felt very oxygenated (probably because the wind was force-feeding me air.)