Friday, July 10, 2020

My speed has suffered.

Fri, 7/10/20-

Went to Duke Island Park for a five-miler. Hot and humid...again. It started drizzling as I approached the two-mile mark. It started raining as I approached the four-mile mark. It was pouring as I finished up 5M in 39:00. (8:23, 8:07, 7:58, 7:35, 6:57)

Thurs, 7/9/20-

Went to TCNJ to run 12x150 in 93-degree and humid weather. The idea was to run....
4@24-mid (800m race pace...2:12/2:13)
4@22-mid (600m race pace...1:30/1:31)
4@20-mid (400m race pace...:55)

Three min rest between reps.

While I hit a couple of lows and mids, I ran mostly 24-high, 22-high, and 20-high, 2:15, 1:33, and :56. I was happy to have made it through the workout.

My speed has suffered. I need to improve.

Wed, 7/8/20-

Went to TCNJ.

After a little indecisiveness, I opted for the 600, 500, 400, 300, 200 breakdown.  Unfortunately, after a sluggish first 400, not 600, I bagged the workout. Lightning was far too close by on this soupy 90-degree day for me to continue. Turns out, tragically, that two Philly area men were struck and killed by lightning. 

Here is what I had in mind for the workout. From the vault:

6-5-4-3-2 Breakdown: Each 200 meter segment is one second faster than the previous. This extensive tempo workout can be classified as a true “lactic acid” or acidosis tolerance type. If you aren’t hurting by the 300m, you are going too slow. Choose a 400-meter race goal time and follow that workout. For example, if 54 seconds is your 400 meter race goal, do a 1:39 600m, followed by a 1:20 500m, followed by a 62 second 400m, followed by a 45-second 300, followed by a 29-second 200.

400 race goal-:60-ish    :58-ish.     :56-ish.      :54-ish.       :52-ish.      :50-ish 
Target times
600
1:48
1:45
1:42
1:39
1:36
1:33
500
1:27.5
1:25
1:22.5
1:20
1:17.5
1:15
400
68
66
64
62
60
58
300
49.5
48
46.5
45
43.5
42
200
32
31
30
29
28
27
 200 meter split times (pacing)
600
36
35
34
33
32
31
500
35
34
33
32
31
30
400
34
33
32
31
30
29
300
33
32
31
30
29
28
200
32
31
30
29
28
27
400 race goal- 60-ish    :58-ish.     :56-ish.      :54-ish.       :52-ish.      :50-ish 

Recovery is “walk what you run” to a maximum of 400m:
- run 600, walk 400; - run 500, walk 400; - run 400, walk 400; - run 300, walk 300; - run 200, walk 200

Tues, 7/7/20-

Went to Duke Island Park for a five-miler. Hot and humid. It started pouring as I finished up 4.8M in 37:30. 

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