On tuesday, the whole track team warmed up with our routine 2 laps and then dynamic stretching. After that, we broke off into groups, and I went with the distance runners. Coach Montoya, and Fannin told us that we would be running 3 laps of intervals, and then a hard 800 meter sprint.
I thought that only 3 laps of intervals would be easy, but it was harder than I had expected. What it basically means is that on the track, we sprint the corners, and jog the straightaways. Coach instructed us to run at 100% for the sprints. This had me worn down by then end of the first lap. I read an article saying that intervals are the hardest to run because it takes such a drastic toll on the body, due to constant starting and stopping. But on the good side, intervals burn fat more than basic running, and increase efficiency of fast-twitch muscle cells. After the intervals, we ran a hard 800 meter sprint, (2 laps) and then did a cool-down lap.
One thing that totally rocked about Tuesday was that I had my Garmin GPS with me. This is so much fun to use on the track because I can view my heart rate at any moment. Also, when coach gives us a specific pace to run, it is convenient because it has a pace calculator in it. I found the group of distance runners to be kind of dependent on my pace time. Also, David Downey took his GPS (the same one as mine) so we could constantly compare heart rates!
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