Planned:
400 (90), 800 (3:00), 1200 (4:30), 1600 (6:04), 1200 (4:30), 800 (3:00), 400 (90)
30 second breaks after 400 & 800's, 1 min after 1200 and 2 min after 1600
Actual:
1 mile w/u
87, 2:58, 4:25, 5:55, 4:28, 2:52, 72
1 mile c/d
Total: 6 miles
Another track workout that perhaps felt too easy. I was able to focus on keeping the intervals smooth and easy. Breathing was starting to get a little labored for the 1600 but legs still felt good and pace never felt difficult. Legs started feeling it slightly during second 1200 and after, but wind was picking up as a storm was coming in and the pace was increasing a little.
At this point I have to be pretty happy at how easy this is feeling. According to mcmillanrunning.com these are the training paces I should be hitting if I was running a 2:56 marathon but I may have to start upping the difficulty to make sure I'm getting enough out of these workouts since I have limited speed/threshold work during my marathon training plan.
I was worried at the beginning of the workout that temperature was going to be a problem as it was 83, feels like 94 with 83% humidity (and this was down from 94F earlier in the day) But the thunderstorm that blew in helped keep the temperatures moderate (temps droped 5-10 degrees during workout), though the wind added something to the workout. It would be nice if the weather cooperated all summer!
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