For Real This Time

Time: 87:28
Distance: ~12 miles

All day I planned to run the workout that was cut short last night. But, when I got the opportunity to go drink some beers with Gus and Tim I was persuaded in the right/wrong direction. We had a good time BSing at Louie's over some Chocs.

Woke up in the morning feeling decent. It was pretty darn cold out and I was almost relieved to be running inside for the workout. I did the same routine as yesterday of dropping my shoes off, looping through campus and finishing up inside 25:29. My legs weren't feeling great but after some drills and a couple strides I felt like I could manage the workout well.

Target: 1 x 200m. 4 sets of 2 x 500m in 1:25/1:18. 2 mins between intervals (jog 300m) and 4 minutes between sets (jog 500m). 1 fast 300m at the end.
Splits: 30.81, (3:00), 1:20.20, (2:00), 1:19.32, (4:00), 1:23.20, (2:00), 1:18.82, (4:15), 1:24.75, (2:00), 1:19.32, (3:58), 1:23.13, (2:00), 1:20.62, (4:00), 44.25 for 39:19 total.

The workout was okay. Not a great showing but certainly not bad. The track is really difficult to run on. I would run the first lap in lane 3 and then break having to run the final 300m in lane 1. I tried to remain as relaxed as possible. I was pleased that running 68s seemed slow but wasn't thrilled that running 62s seemed fast. Oh, and that 300m in 44.25. Are you serious? That felt like a 43 at the slowest. Woof! Overall, I was just happy to get some work in on the track. I wasn't really motivated to run an interval workout but since it was 25 degrees outside and windy, I made do.

The c/d of 22:40 was painfully cold as I ran north on Elm St. up to Boyd and back to the Lodge. As I ran passed the frisbee golf course some workers were clearing the fallen trees and asked, "how you doing this morning?"

I replied, "It's f'n freezing."

I could hear they had a good laugh once I ran passed them.