I went to UNLV and ran a track workout this morning since the track by my house is torn up. The goal was to run 4-6 x 300m repeats in about 45 seconds with 300m recovery. I ran a 3 mile warm-up at a fairly brisk pace (20:23 for 3 miles), and then changed into my track flats, ran an extra half mile with some strides, and started the workout. There was a good amount of wind this morning, so I decided to cut out the homestretch when the wind would be the worst. The wind still slowed me down on the corners, but it sped me up on the backstretch so I think it ended up being about even. The first repeat was a 45.1 and it felt easy. I even took my foot off the gas a little during the last few meters so as not to run too fast. However, things got progressively harder from there, as the next three repeats were 46.1, 46.3, and 45.4. I should note that it is hard to hit the stop button on my watch, so I probably cost myself a few tenths of a second on each repeat in slowing and trying to hit the stop button. After the fourth repeat I decided to keep going and try to run 6 repeats, but I gave myself and extra minute or so to rest. I ran the fifth repeat in 46.6 and I felt spent. I think that some of the slow-down was psychological, but I did not feel good so I decided to shut it down after this repeat. I ran a cool-down on the track, and while running I decided that I didn't want to end my workout on a bad note. So, after running just under 1.75 miles for recovery I ran one last 300m repeat, finishing in 44.9. This repeat also felt easy, similar to the first. It was interesting to compare the effort it took to run fast when fatigued, yet be able to run as fast or faster just a few minutes later after resting a bit. After finishing, I ran barefoot on the grass for a little while, and I wanted to get some water so I ended up running over to the lab and finishing on the treadmill after getting a drink. Total of 15 miles. | 