2.5 mile warm up over to Monarch track from the office. This was one of those days where I could feel I was a bit off, and was concerned with how the workout would go anyway. Mentally, I was focusing in on a problem at work, and it was gnawing at me in a way that I could feel that was making me edgy. Should I separate these efforts and thoughts? Yes. Do I have discipline to do that? Not totally. I still did the workout, but I could feel that I was a not fully in the game even in the warm-up. In fact, I think that is a bit reflective of how I have felt on some of these workouts for a bit: I am getting in there and doing something to advance or maintain fitness, but I am having issue in getting that break through, dig in, kill it type workout. Today it might have been work, or the long run on Sunday that caused it (but that was not so much the case over break I guess).
I started with 2 x 200 to open up the legs a bit (36s) and then did the 400s which all came in at 75-76, except the last was at 73 high. I then did 2 more 200s (3 minute rest after the 400s, and then 2 minutes after the first 200) in 34. I got to keep after this workout. I could write about what I used to do all day - I am here now and I can do something about it (and something will happen whether I choose to do something or not). I once had a little bit of speed. And I let it go. I can't make that mistake again. I used to be able to get this workout (8 x 400, 1 minute rest) with the 400s all under 70, and some of them even as low as 66 or 65. Not today. Ah, you reap what you sow. The good news is that there seems to be some improvement in the general speed since the 200-200-400 workout from last month
Warmed down for 3.5 miles. Total was nine on the day over the course of about 75 minutes. | 