Flexed!
This entry was posted on 7/5/2011 10:58 AM and is filed under uncategorized.
I was kind of dreading the idea that I was going to have to go to the track after work today and do a pretty hard workout at the hottest part of the day. But luck was on my side. I got up, dressed for work, ate breakfast, then started my commute. About halfway there, the staffing office called and said that I was being flexed today! Basically that means there weren't enough patients for me to be there so I got to go home. I was home by 7:00 and on my way to the track shortly after that.
I warmed up with an easy 3 miles, then started the workout. I did 11 x 200 with full recovery. I meant to do 12 but they were done at a good intensity, so I actually mis-counted. The average pace for all 11 was 32.7 seconds. I was planning on doing them @ 35, but I just fell into the rhythm of @ 33. With full recovery between each one, the whole workout wasn't really to taxing. And just to prove that to myself, after recovering from the last one I did an 800 at what I think should be close to race pace. I was aiming for 2:52 but wound up running 2:48. After doing those 200's @ 33, I felt like I was jogging during the 800. Cooled it down with an easy 2 miles to make it 9 for the day @ 1:05:12. Feels great to have all that done so early!
