Track workout!

Yay! The weather was good today. REALLY good. As in, 54 degrees (12.2C) this morning. No, that is not a typo. It was so deliciously warm. However, it was very windy, so I did wear tights, a long sleeve shirt, and gloves. I ended up taking off the gloves and rolling up my sleeves, but it was the right choice with the wind.

So, I met a TNT participant at the track this morning, and we did a good hard workout. She did 3x800 w/800m recoveries (that was their workout) and I did 8x400, resting until my HR was down to 120 each time (only about 1-1.5 minutes).

Here were my times and HR(ave/max) for each:
2:08 (148/162)
2:15 (153/159)
2:12 (156/165)
2:14 (154/165)
2:12 (158/168)
2:13 (158/169)
2:14 (160/170)
2:11 (160/170)

I was shooting for about 2:14 for each, and I was pretty close. Not bad! Even sped up a little on the last one. And, with the nasty wind, I'm quite pleased.

Usually my lungs give out before my legs, and today was no exception, but I did notice that my legs were (and still are, 8 hours later), pretty tired. Good - that means I did a nice hard workout.

Total (including warm up and cool down): 4.29 miles (according to my Garmin, and that's pretty darn close because I did walk around a little during my recoveries), in 44:03 for an average 10:15/mile.

Oh, and I almost forgot to mention this (which must show how much better I'm doing!) - I had NO PAIN! Yay! That was great for how fast I was going. Last time I tried to do this workout at this pace (on the treadmill), I had to stop after 5 intervals, but today I was able to do all 8 at 5K pace or slightly faster.