On the nose

Tuesday, 2/18/20-

On this Head of School "holiday," I needed to head to campus for an interview. I arrived early to get in a workout on this 50-degree day.

The plan was:

1. Warm-up: 1 mile 

2. Flexibility Exercise/stretching

3. 8 x 200 Speed 32 seconds rest 3 minutes

I had no time for weights. 

The 200s felt pretty easy, especially since this was my third straight day on the track. 

200s: 32-low, 31-mid, 31-mid, 31-low, 31-low, 30-mid, 30-mid, 29-low. 3:00 rest on the nose!

Monday, 2/17/20

I made my way to Hillsborough HS's track for a workout on this 45-degree day. 

The plan was:

1. Warm-up: 1 mile  

2. Flexibility Exercises/stretching

3. 2 x 500 Speed 64 seconds 400/rest=15 minutes

4. 3 x 200 Speed 34-33-32 seconds/rest=3 minutes

5. 8 x 10 second rope jumps/rest=10 seconds. Repeat.

My first 500m effort was a little flat. I stopped at the 400 in 65-low. I decided I would take only 12 minutes' rest as a result. I took up the next 500, hitting the 400 in 64-low. I would not continue on to the 500. Instead, I set my mind on the 200s. I decided I would do four, not three. They were in 33-mid, 32-mid, 31-low, 30-mid. I then did jump ropes.

Sunday 2/16/20

Met up with a few of the guys at GA for this first post-hamstring pull workout. John and I decided we'd do 200s, just to ease me back in. 

The plan was:

1. Warm-up: 1 mile

2. Flexibility Exercises/stretching

3. 8 x 200 Speed 32 seconds rest 3 minutes 

We wound up doing only 6. I hung behind John the entire time. The first effort was off pace, at 33-high/34-low. The others hovered in the 31-second range.