Wednesday, February 6, 2002
Workout: 1 mile warm-up, 2-200 meter strides, 6-1 mile repeats (at 6:32 pace), 1200 meter cooldown
Time: 6:22, 6:23, 6:24, 6:25, 6:18 Total: 38:16 (6:22 pace) weather: warm
Before the workout, I heard something about a meeting at the track and it was true. So I thought we were just going to have the meeting and maybe go over drills or have a light run since there would not be enough time to have a full workout. But Fernando told us about the meeting and then we would do intervals afterward. Even though I would have loved to have an easy workout today, it was the smart thing to do to still have a good hard run to get ready for the upcoming Track & Field season.
So we warmed by running some laps around on the track. Fernando went to talk to another coach while we were warming up, and after that, we ran a couple of strides and started our intervals just as he finished talking to the other coach. Even though these were one mile repeats, the pace wasn’t that fast, so I should have been able to run it at a pretty comfortable pace. But despite how easy the intervals may be, I still don’t like having to run so much when I know I will only be doing the mile and shorter distances during Track season. Anyways, I finished running the first interval at a reasonable time, but even though I shouldn’t have been, I was pretty tired.
Fernando wanted us to not look at our watch too often (so we woudn’t have to rely on it to learn the pace), so I only looked at my watch when he said we could. I did alright without looking at my watch, but was still tired after each interval. I hope (not really) we do these types of workouts more often so I will get used to this pace and feel comfortable running it. Fernando also said that the last two mile repeat intervals were supposed to build stamina, so we should run these as hard as possible. The fifth one I ran pretty well, going at the pattern of running a little slower after each lap. The last interval was faster, but it’s like a race, it’s like the kick right before the finish. We cooled down and finished the workout. It was a pretty successful workout. I went at a good, constant pace and I didn’t run with Ha which would usually throw off my rhythm and pace. I hope I keep it up and improve for the Track & Field season.