Archive for November 7th, 2008

Some days you got it, some days you don’t, some days you’re just a big fat whiner.  I had my 5x1000s today which magically morphed into 4x1000s and 2x400s.

It was one of those self-flagellation workouts where I berated my assumption that 7:15 goal pace was a good idea.  After the second one I told myself 7:20s would be fine, but you know when you say that to yourself, it never really is.

After the 4th one, I was going to pack it in because by that time I was soaked with sweat and grouchy as all get out but then I felt incredibly guilty for contemplating quitting, so I went ahead and started the last interval, got almost halfway, decided to bail, then after a few yards of guilty walking, changed my mind to save it – thus, the 2×400.  Slogged home for 6.5 miles total.

All in all, it was still an effective workout despite the whining, and I feel pretty good now.  Depending where I look (SportTracks or Garmin TC), I either averaged 7:17 or 7:20 pace – a worthy deposit in the speed bank.  Saving those pennies…