Sean's Track Workout

Total Time: 36:21
Total Distance: 4.80 miles

Run #1: 22:00 for 3.00 miles
Run #2: 14:21 for 1.80 miles

I tagged along for Sean Brosnan's track workout this afternoon in order to see how my achilles handled a light double. First we went to the Myer's Park High School track but found out a girls soccer game was being played and access to the facility was out of the question. Next, we drove over to Charlotte Preparatory School and asked Coach Newman if it was cool for us to use the track for about 20 minutes. He was understanding, but warned us that the athletic director was a stickler for the rules.

I ran Sean's warm up along the trail in McAlpine before he got to work in spikes. He ran a bizarre workout of: 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, 200 with 2 mins rest. Each interval was to get progressively faster. I think the goal was to start the 100 in 15 sec and close out the 200 in 25 sec. I timed the workout and Sean looked relatively comfortable hitting the splits. He finished with a 25.5.

We cooled down a few laps on the track before heading off. Just as we were leaving Coach Newman yelled, "wow, you guys still out here?" Obviously, our 20 minute workout was a calculated estimate to allow us to get on the track. He wasn't at all upset, but rather respected the fact that we had just finished up. I think there is a big difference between someone asking to use the track to walk the outer lanes and banging out fast intervals like a committed athlete. Coach Newman respected the work and actually invited Sean and me to attend some of the team's practices this spring. Pretty awesome when the track coach is really into the sport.

Pretty awesome that my achilles is feeling good.