Loss three pounds on a five mile run!

Thurs, July 23, 2020

Went to Duke Island Park (again) for a 5M run. Hot and terribly humid! The worst! Did two-and-a-half full loops clockwise around the main park.

Ran about 2.5M, then stopped. Ran another mile, then stopped. Ran another, then stopped Finished up in 38:15.  (8:15, 8:00, 7:35, 7:40, 6:45). Goal was to drop each mile by 20 seconds. Felt terrible, and I wish this run didn't require so much. Seems like a run like this should be easier, even in hot and humid weather! (Loss three pounds on a five mile run!)

Wed, July 22, 2020

In this warm and humid day, I headed to TCNJ for a workout, a page out of teammate Rob Ciervo's playbook: 3X600 w/ a 2-min standing rest, followed by 3x200 w/ 1-min standing rest. Five minutes between sets. 

Rob first told me about this workout a month ago (6/24/20), when he did 1:54, 1:54, and 1:58, followed by 200s in 35/36. He then posted about another effort (7/16/20) on FB, stating he went 1:54, 1:50, and 1:53.2. He skipped the 200s this time.

My targets:
1:58=38,39,40 sec 200s
1:55=37,38,39 sec 200s
1:52=36,37,38 sec 200s

I managed 1:58, 1:54, and 1:50 for the 600s, followed by 35, 34, 32 for the 200s. This seems on par with Rob's efforts.