Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Hamstring Treatment - Week 17 - Speedwork ladder down (6 miles)

Tonight we did speed work at Thompson Arena in London, starting with 8 laps (1 mile) and then lowering each repetition by 1 lap (200 m.) until down to 4 laps (1/2 mile). 200 m. (roughly 2 minutes) rest in between repeats. Here are my splits:

8 laps: 7:01 (53 seconds per lap)
7 laps: 6:11 (53 seconds per lap)
6 laps: 5:28 (55 seconds per lap)
5 laps: 4:33 (55 seconds per lap)
4 laps: 3:37 (54 seconds per lap)

Surprisingly consistent. But I was just barely holding it together at the finish. A good workout!

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