AM: 5.2 at 7:10 pace PM: speed workout 1.25 up, drills, striders, 3x(200,400,600,400,200) with 200m recovery between workbouts and 400m recovery between sets -- all at mile race pace. I made up this workout and it didn't sound so hard, but it was just on the edge of what I could do at 5min pace. Times were as follows 37,75,1:50,75,37,37,72,1:53,76,37,36,76,1:52,75,36 It was pretty windy so the ones that missed the mark I am gonna say were the gusty ones. For instance the 72 felt easier than the 76's and the 1:50 felt easier than the other 600's that were slower, but perhaps thats because it was early in the workout. Basically 5min pace feels ridiculously fast to me right now. That is fine. This race in two weeks is a downhill mile and all I really want is to break 5 minutes so that I don't embarrass myself. I think from this workout today I know I could break 5 in a race situation tapered without a headwind. Two more weeks and no more workouts for a month or two.
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