Intervals

Well, I had planned to do speedwork last night, but I've had a rough few days and CBA'ed, plus it was scorchio, so I left it until this morning. Today - I've woken up with more bounce in my step, and have sorted out a couple of things that ere hanging over me. Then - I went out to do some intervals.

I thought long and hard about this - I couldn't face going to the track, but wanted a route that didn't cross any roads. Turns out the block I live on is pretty much ideal - near as damn it a half mile round, only one road (and I can use that as my start point) and only a smidge off flat. I decided not to do crazy, and just do four reps, with 400m hard and then 400m recovery. It'll be easy in a few weeks but for now I'll stick with it, and maybe work up to 500m and 300m and then 6 and 2. Here's the splits - there's one duff one in there in the middle!


So - how did it feel? Well - bloomin' good! Yes - my legs were pumping hard (good to feel), and so was my heart but it felt great. Sure - I struggled towards the end but it was great to get out there and run hard, rather than zombie shuffle half the time as has been the case with sub-140 runs. Personally, this is something I enjoy a lot more and psycholgically feel more motivated to do.

I will still be mixing in slower runs, just not as slow - as these really bugger my gait up and may lead to injuries. Bike training is going to play a part over the next few months, and I can work on getting rid of cardiac drift on the bike, whihc should translate (at least in part) to the run. Maybe then I'll return to 65% max HR and it won't be with such a fecked up gait :o)