Tearing up the Track

After a winter where my main focus was building strength and efficiency on the bike, tonight was my first bona fide track workout in a very long time.  Luckily my friend Tony was willing to slow down and run a few intervals with me.  Here’s another article about Tony’s exploits.

My target was to run anywhere between 72-77 while just finding my legs again.  Tony was up for running “smooth 5k pace” on short rest, which for him was 72s.  So we ran 12 400s at 70-72 on 1:00 rest.  Then six cruise 200s.  Fun times.

I was pleasantly surprised with my ability to run that fast after not doing speedwork for so long, but now I’m just feeling shredded.  Luckily I can go to bed early tonight.  Unluckily I need to wake up at 6 tomorrow for “Indoor Cycling in Chris’s Garage” before an 8am meeting at work.