That's how I feel about tempo runs - think it's been pretty well documented. But I know how essential they are to the training so when the Pfitz 18/55 plan (currently in the 3rd week) called for 8 miles today with 4 miles @ lactate threshold pace, I said bring it on.
I was feeling miserable earlier on in the day, don't exactly know why. So I came home early today to lie down for a bit. When sleep wouldn't come I said 'fuck it', and laced up. It was still pretty warm out in the late afternoon but my park offered ample shade so I went anyway. The run itself was difficult - I think I ran the tempo paces pretty hard. I was shooting for roughly 8:00-8:15 pace for those 4 miles but here's what I ended up with:
Mile 1 - warm up
Mile 2 - warm up
Mile 3 - 7:43
Mile 4 - 7:42
Mile 5 - 7:02
Mile 6 - 6:59
Mile 7 - cool down/recovery
Mile 8 - cool down/recovery
So much for that. Those last couple of miles at tempo were pretty dang tough but I managed to hold the pace until that magical chime at mile 7 rang on my Garmin. Yay me. Food time now!
2 comments:
Dang, that's one good workout. Just be careful not to over do it.
You deserved some good eats after that one.
Nice, clean pair of heels!
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