Alright, I have no discipline. The training plan called for 8X800m with 400m recoveries. My thoughts were to run the first 5 or 6 at a tempo pace but not to push it too hard. If I felt good, I would run a couple in the 10K pace range. Well, the first one we dropped [...]
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The Return to the Track
Posted in interval training, intervals on November 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Back on Track
Posted in interval training, intervals on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was back at the track last night. We had another good turnout of about 14 people. It was a fantastic night with the temps in the high 60s and low humidity. The plan called for 5X1000 meters at 10K pace. For the most part I did OK. With having just run the half-marathon and [...]
Track work and more
Posted in interval training on October 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I thought I made an entry for the Tuesday night track workout. Well, here it goes. I’m jumping into the BAA marathon schedule. I went with a 5X1000 meter workout. The goal was to hit a 10K pace. As usual, I exceeded it. I ran a little faster and best part was to run each [...]
Easy Track Workout – Not
Posted in interval training on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thre really is no such thing as an easy track workout. Tonight was a simple 8X400 meter night. A cold front is trying to push through. However, it is stalling. Hence, it was cooler, but it has been a rainy day. I pushed some of the intervals at the 90 second area, however, most were [...]
800s
Posted in interval training on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Although I know there will still be more warm weather ahead of us, it is so nice to have a little break. The slightly coooler temperatures and lower humidity made running the 800s seem almost easy. My goal was to run the 800s in about 3:27. I just wanted to get a feel for running sub 7 [...]
Running the Track
Posted in interval training on August 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Awesome track workout. My calf is just about 100%. I was a little worried about tonight’s workout. We ran 14 X 200 meters at about 5K pace and then recovered for 200 meters at marathon pace. I kept the repeats at about 5K pace and the recovery at marathon pace. I nailed each one of [...]
Track Work
Posted in interval training, intervals on August 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a while since we did long repeats. So even though it is brutally hot, we went ahead and did 1 mile repeats. I was planning on just 3, but with a little egging on, I did 4 1 mile repeats. Our recoveries were 600 meters. I was very consistent and hit all but [...]
Big Track Turnout
Posted in interval training, intervals on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We had another big turnout at the track. There was an even dozen of us out there. We ran a simple 8X400 meter at 5K pace with a 200 meter recovery. Although my legs were tired and felt a little dead, I was able to keep the pace at just at or under my 5K [...]
Track Night
Posted in interval training on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After some bad funk last week, I got to enjoy a terrific track workout tonight. With the summer heat upon us, vacations, and no big races, the usual track crowd is thinning. Julie did make it out there. Considering our similar pace, it was nice to have her there to keep pushing the pace. The workout [...]
Track night
Posted in Boston Marathon, interval training, running on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight was my last track workout before Boston. The plan called for 3 sets of 600, 600, and 800 meters at 5K pace. Although I didn’t feel super great, I was able to do the workout without too much effort. I ran the first 600 meters way too fast. Otherwise, I was just about perfect [...]
