Back to some speedwork.
Today I did my first speedwork session for this training season. It might be a bit early - being February there is a risk that the weather will conspire to make it so that I am unable to capitalize on any gains from today. But its worth a shot.
With my times for 6 miles in the 10 min/mile range, and with my long term goal for the season of doing a full marathon in 3.5 hours, I decided I should get a few light speedwork sessions in. If for no other reason than to get the hardest and most painful part of speedwork out of the way - the first session or two.
I didn't want to go crazy though - so I limited myself to two repeats. I also wanted to make sure I had some gas left in the tank for a run tomorrow as well - I recall last year that the days after speedwork could be rough.
First mile (warmup) - 8:41 Avg HR: 156
Rest - 1:22 end HR: 121
Repeat 1 - 7:47 Avg HR 174
Rest - 1:41 end HR: 124
Repeat 2 - 8:19 Avg HR 172
So - for the sake of providing a data point for future comparison - I'm at about 8 min/miles with a HR of mid-170's. My last repeats, in September 08, I was doing about 7:45 with an avg HR in the low-mid 160's. A month prior to that, I did 9 min/miles with a HR of about 170.
At least I'm starting off better than I did in August 08, but I still got work to do.
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