For the first time since I started training, I wasn’t all that excited to go running today. I didn’t get much sleep last night. I was burning the midnight oil studying for a Physics midterm (all I can say is, wtf???) and… working on my first patent! =D So, I slept for only a mere 3 hours before I had to wake up and get back to work.
My brain was totally fried. My body was drained of energy. All I wanted to do is sleep. Plus, today’s speedwork really scared the bejeezus out of me. Half mile sprints! But… I refused to miss a training run.
So I put on my running stuff and out I went. And I’m glad I did =) I feel really energized right now, endorphins a flowing!
Today’s goal was 4 x 800m at 5:58 min/split. And here they are =)
Split 1: 5:27
Split 2: 5:47
Split 3: 5:15
Split 4: 5:51
Total Distance: 2.38 miles
Shoes: Asics Nimbus
These were definitely much MUCH tougher to do than my regular 400m speed work. There were plenty of times when I just wanted to start walking. It took every fiber in my being to keep going til the end of each split. I kept wondering… what happened to all that improvement from the first couple of weeks??? hehe =)
All griping and complaining aside, I’m glad I managed to hit each of the splits under my goal time.
With that said, I’m NOT looking foward to the 3 x 1600m speed work I have to do next week! Hopefully, I’ll be ready for that after this weekend.
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