This sit 'n kick workout kicked my butt and sat me down!

January 26, 2018-

After the board meeting (2:00-ish), I headed to the track on this 53-degree day for a workout:

Sit 'n Kick Reps: 5x (400m @ 64 . . . rest 60-sec . . . 150m @ 21) with a 1200m jog between sets.  My staple caveat: The workout as designed for a 2:00 800m high school runner is 5x (400m @ 64 . . . rest 30-sec . . . 200m @ 28), then jog 1200m between sets. Since I am not able to run 800 meters in 2:00, I modified the workout accordingly. I had to get some hard work in or else I will lose my momentum.

One other modification: I decided to walk my rest time of exactly 8:00 between sets rather than jog 1200 meters (8:30-9:00 min). Ideally, my marks would be 64 and 21. More realistically, I could see 64 and 22 or 65 and 21.

The first 400 was in 64-high and pretty hard with the headwind.  One minute rest.  The 150 came in at 22-mid. 

The second 400 required more effort than it should have, even though 64-low was the number. One minute rest.  The 150 came in at 22-high.   

I ran the third 400 felt about the same; 63-high was the bill.  Feeling tired, I also dropped a 23-low for the 150.  I was struggling.

I planned to run 64 and 22 for repeat #4.  Instead I ran 65-mid and 24-low. Argh!

Repeat #5: 64-mid and 22-mid.

This workout was a realistic appraisal of where I am. I just don't feel fast or strong right now. Even though I am thinking of slowing up the 400s in favor of a harder 150 or 200, I feel like I should be able to hit 64 and 21. 

This sit 'n kick workout kicked my butt and sat me down!