With one week to go before the Webster Lake Triathlon, and having done no speed work, I decided to do a few mile repeats today. My goal wasn't necessarily to eek out as much performance as I can during the run portion of the triathlon, but rather to get somewhat exposed to a higher heartrate for a more extended period of time.
These repeats were done on the loop around the house, which is slightly downhill for the first 1/2 mile, flat for about 1/4 mile, and then a fairly good incline on the last 1/4 mile. I like doing this loop because it goes by the house (good for rehydration when its hot and humid), and the end being uphill definately provides a challenge.
Each repeat was done in about 8 minutes. I'm kind of surprised at that, simply because I hadn't done any speedwork since last year (actually, almost a year ago). Also, my HR topped at about 183 during the last one at the crest of the hill, but generally speaking it was around 170 bpm.
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