3/11/10 Track Practice

Today, coach informed us that we would have a hard workout ahead of us.....he was right. After warmups, we got into our groups and split off. We started with one mile as fast as we could. I found it hard to get into the groove with my breathing, but once I found it, I felt pretty good. I believe the time of my first mile was a 6:02. I was pretty surprised because I shattered my PR from last season by 23 seconds. After resting, coach had us run another one mile at full effort. I felt way better this time, but I did not finish with a time as well as my first one. I had a 6:27. I was still pleased with my time though. After resting for a few minutes, we ran an 800 meter at 100%. The idea of this had me afraid that I was going to hit the wall! Coach told us that he wanted us to cut our pace in half from our mile. This meant that he wanted me at a 3:00 pace. When we started, I wasnt sure which pace I could handle. I believe I got down to a 4:00 pace. I finished my 800 extremely strong, with a time of 2:41! I even finished close to the more "elite runners in our group. I felt great and extremely confident knowing what I had just done. Hopefully I can keep doing it. I am now very sore, but it's getting better. I have noticed that I am getting much more tone that I previously was. This is definitely a good thing!