mini-crisis of confidence

Sunday, 12/24/23-

I hemmed and hawed about today workout. Behind curtain A was 4-6 x 200 in 31.3 (90% 400m RP of 57.0); 4-6 x 150 in 22.4 (95% of 400 RP); and 4-6 x 100 in 14.2 (400 RP), all on 2:45 rest. Behind curtain B was 3x400 in 62.7 (90% 400 RP of 57)...10 min rest.

After consulting Alison and Lorriane, I decided to step behind curtain B. They would do so as well, with Alison targeting 71 seconds and Lorraine targeting 77 secs. Like me, they found themselves off the pace by a second or so.

I should have based my target time off 90% of RP of 58, not 57. This would have yielded 63.8, closer to the actual marks I hit today. 

Giving Alison a head start of 50m (Alison gave Lorraine a head start as well), I managed a 64.4, followed by a 64.0. Rob connected with me on the second 200 of my second 400. I lost focus on the third 400 repeat and stopped 130-135 into the effort (20 secs). This mini-crisis of confidence had me choose between walking to the 200 and doing a 200 finishing up going up with a or walking back to the 100m mark and, well, doing a more respectable 300. I waited until Alison and Lorraine (and Rob) had finished and then drove things home with a 49.0 300m. So... 15 sec 200 plus a 49 sec 300 make a broken 400 that add to 64. There you have it. 

Tentative plan leading into Sprint Night:

12/25/23-take off or do easy run of 3-4.5M

12/26/23-6x200 in two sets of three--60 sec rest; 5 min rest between sets. Target time: 32

12/27/23-take off or light run of 3-4.5M

12/28/23-2x150 and 2x100. Targets for the 150s: 22 (last 150m of 400 race), 21 (400 RP); targets for the 100s: 14-low (400 RP), 13-mid (first 100m of 400 race)

12/29/23-take off

12/30/23-Sprint Night