Seriously.This morning was my last interval workout. 8 miles with 3 x 1 mile @ 5K pace with 2 minute recoveries. I got up at 4:45 am, but was slow getting out the door this morning. The howling 20 mph winds just weren't all too enticing. But I got out there and did just over 4 miles for a warmup. I was slow (9:32) and my HR was high (148). The HR was a little disappointing because my resting HR was the lowest it has been in a long time this morning. The good news was that the wind wasn't as bad as I thought it would be and it was 33 degrees. I ran my regular loops, so plenty of uphills, downhills and flats. Mix in some tailwinds, crosswinds and wicked headwinds. All in all, these bad boys HURT.
6:51 / 180 / 192
6:47 / 187 / 192
7:03 / 185 / 190
Interestingly, I looked at my numbers for this workout last season before Columbus. They were:
9:42 / 146 (3 mile warmup)
7:08 / 184 / 195
6:55 / 191 / 196
7:05 / 186 / 194
So I guess it wasn't too bad comparatively.
Now my taper starts in full swing. Approximately 35 miles to Illinois. :)
2 comments:
Your paces and heartrate are lower than before Columbus. You are ready! Way to get a tough workout done, in windy sucky conditions too.
That's a definite improvement. I always though Pfitz was pretty sadistic.
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