Today I ran 7.5 miles in 51:51. The goal was to do 16X400 meter intervals with a one minute recovery between each interval. I did all intervals at 10.0 mph (6:00 min mile pace). There is no doubt this was a very hard workout and one I would not recommend unless you have properly trained for it. It is easy to injure yourself doing this workout without the proper training, something I have done in the past.
I must admit, I did not have the confidence going into this workout. Still somewhat fatigued from yesterday, I knew it would be hard. I made it through by concentrating on just doing 3 sets of 5 with a "bonus" one at the end. That helped tremendously. My mind tried to talk me into going slower for the last 8, but I just practiced "not thinking about it" and doing just one at a time. I am recovering pretty good, but still a little tired. The good news is I am pretty sure one year ago I would not have been able to do this workout.
Update: While my sweetheart was running tonight I took my bike out and rode 10 miles. It felt great! Just a nice ride and pushed myself a couple of times just for the fun of it. I did the 10 miles in about 40 minutes, which is a 15 mph average. The thing that I was thinking while riding, and that amazes me, is that is just a little faster than the professional marathoners run a marathon. Amazing!
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