I did my 2nd speed workout for the week at the soccer park, a good 20 mph wind, great, this will be good training for my races in the wind. I decided to do 2 X 2 miles. All on grass, most of it in the wind. Each lap on the grass is about 0.53 miles, so I do 3 laps and then on the 4th, i almost complete another lap to get to 2 miles.
1st time I went 3.29, 3.28, 3.25, and 2.31 for a total time of 12.53. I was ok with this, the wind was a drag, and i just wanted to do it a bit uptempo.
Of course the next time, i really just wanted to be close to the first try. My PR for 2 miles is 12.38, but that was done on a stand alone basis, not in the midst of 2X2Miles.
2nd time I went 3.28, 3.22, 3.26 and 2.32 for a total time of 12.48. Good enough.
My friend Stacy also ran the workout, and of course, Erica was there walking the course, timing me, and giving me lots of encouragement. She is taking a break for awhile, but at some point, she will be back out there tearing it up!
PM - ran from my house to work to get my car. 4.7 miles
Cheers Mike |