So today was my first attempt at speedwork. WOO!! Thanks to the finding (via google earth?) of an AWESOME track and sports complex up in W. Harlem called Riverbank State Park. It had a super nice rubberized track that ran around a pristine turf soccer field (tempting). There were also basketball courts, tennis courts, a roller rink, gardens, and a swimming pool. All with a great view over the Hudson. What a great find!
By speedwork I actually mean Yasso 800's to be exact.
http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-238-244-255-624-0,00.html. Today I started with 4, w/ one lap job in between each. The goal is to add one more 800 every week 'till I can do 10. Since my goal time for the marathon is 3hr55, I want to run each interval at about 3min55. Today I did pretty well, although it definitely wasn't easy. It will be tough for sure, doing 10 of these in a row! With a mile warm up and cool down, I got my scheduled 5 miles in for the day.
Interval 2: 3'54" @ 8:18 min/mi
Interval 3: 3'51" @ 8:16 min/mi
Interval 4: 3'52" @ 8:16 min/mi
I also calibrated my ipod, so it should be more accurate now - hopefully.
OH and I got new shoes! I got the same one's I've been wearing (only in blue), the Nike Moto. I've really enjoyed the ones I've been using, so I figured I'd play it safe. They have great padding in the forefoot. Could use a little more arch support though. I got them because with all the mileage I'm putting in, my current shoes will be worn out before the marathon, but by then it will be too late to break in a new pair. So over the next few weeks I'll be alternating between my old and new pair so that the new ones are appropriately broken in before November. On a side note though, what is WITH so many of the new shoes out there being so hideously ugly?? There was this rad pair of Pumas I would have loved... except they were baby pink!! What, pink is for girls and blue is for boys? What is this? Also, a ton of shoes are going waaaaay overboard on the space-agey metalic accents. Seriously. I feel stupid passing up a great pair of shoes because they don't look cool, but hey I got stanards!
Anyway.... till next time.
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