too much on my mind to fend off the workout demons

Saturday, Jan 2, 2016

Met up with the crew at Radnor HS at 9 AM.  About 12 of us showed: Mary, Rebecca, Carla, Neil and his girl, Bruce, Rob, both Chucks, Duncan, Bruce and me. 

The workout for Rob, Bruce, Duncan and me on this 35-degree, windy day was 2x (300m-500-400 w/neg-split last 100m).  My workout paces were supposed to be :32+15 (=:47 300m) . . . 66+15 (=1:21 500m) . . . 48+15 (=63 400m); 3-min btw reps/jog 1200 btw sets.  (We wound up taking 4:00 between repeats and 9:30 between sets.)  Rob and Bruce ran together and Duncan ran at another pace.

Warm up was ok, but my legs felt a little heavy. Stretching was fine, although I should have stretched more.  

As I look back on all of my 800 meter workouts, this one always gives me grief.  I began the first set with 32+15=:46-high.  We all felt that first effort!  After nearly 4:00 we took off for the 500.  I hit 32, 68, and, with a 16-second last 100, hit 1:24.  The 400 sucked terribly.  I hit 32/69.

Bruce headed to the john across the street for a little potty break.  

Set 2: I felt crooked from the start.  I hit 32+16=48-mid.  Going into the 500, I told myself to stay focused.  Then the demons got me.  After a 32-second first 200, I stopped at 250 meters.  I'd join the men on the 400, posting 32/48+16=64.  I'd also join Bruce on the second half of his 500 and the final 100 of his 400.  

Overall, I was a bit disappointed with my effort in this hard workout.  It was the terrible-awful!  And there was too much on my mind to fend off the workout demons.