8x800 workout compares favorably

On tap: 8x800 over rolling hills.  I did this same workout with Justin on 9/21/14.  

I began my warm up at about 8:20, stretched and began the workout at 8:40AM.  It was cool enough (about 63 degrees), but somewhat humid.  

The idea was to do 8x800 at a bit faster than my 5K goal pace of 17:30.  That meant my 800s had to be in about 2:40.  The rest was supposed to equal the running time, but I took EXACTLY 3:00 instead.  I used the XC course across the street from my house, with its rolling hills, to give my feet and knees a break from the pounding on track and street surfaces.  

The 800m distance was from the telephone pole at Plumly and Shiloh Roads to the very top/end of the stretch of corn fields that lead to the paved path....and then down the hill by another 25 meters.  I cut off the last 25 meters to run 775 meters.  The times below in parenthesis show the calibrated 800 meter times (i.e., I ADDED 5 seconds to my 775 meter times to account for the un-run 25 meters.)

I'd run from one end to the next, take my rest period, and run from that end back.  I started at the telephone pole at Plumly and Shiloh.

My runs were: 

2:43 (2:48 800)

2:41 (2:46 800) 

2:38 (2:43 800) 

2:40 (2:45 800) 

2:35 (2:40 800) 

2:36 (2:41 800) 

2:35 (2:40 800) 

2:29 (2:34 800)  

This series compares favorably to what I ran 9/21/14 with Justin.