9 miles this morning in 1:08:34. I ran 3 x 400 during the workout followed by an 800. First 400 was actually a little long long, was net uphill, and had a turn near the end that almost caused me to stop. The split ended up being 1:12. After a 400 recovery the second 400 was also a little long, and had close to zero net elevation change, but it had a super steep downhill with a cooresponding uphill, and 4 turns. The split was 1:13. I then had an 800 recovery before the final 400 which I knew was short, so I added some extra distance to hopefully make it long enough. This repeat had a net downhill with no turns or funny stuff and I ran a 1:05. I'm still not sure if the distance was right. The 800 was actually a half mile, and this is the only split that had an accurate distance today. It had a net downhill with one turn and some twisting in the first quarter, with a short but steep uphill (about 10 seconds) in the second quarter after going down under the railroad tracks. Finishing time for the half mile was 2:21. |