Saturday, September 12, 2009
I set out today to do some 1200 m intervals. After last week’s extreme FAIL where I didn’t even manage to get through the first interval, I was determined to get something positive out of this week’s session. Technically, the plan called for 6×1200, but I was being more realistic by shooting for 4×1200. Here’s how it went:
1 km warmup
1200 m in 4:30
1200 m in 4:38
800 m in 3:04
400 m in 1:30
800 m in 3:06
400 m in 1:26
Finished at Easy pace to total 8 km.
So, I wussed out a little but instead of quitting I just broke the final 2 1200’s into more manageable 800’s and 400’s. I even ran them slightly faster for good measure! So, I spent a total of 3 km at roughly 6:00 min/mile pace. I’m going to be happy with that. I need something to hang my hat on and from which I can gradually improve.
