Well so much for a day with less wind. The gamble didn't pay off. 51 degrees when I hit the track this morning at 9:00am. Winds steady at 15mph with gusts up to 29mph. Our city's weather station is right at the high school so I always have a pretty good idea of what the weather is when I do track workouts there.
The workout was 5x1k @3:00-3:04 (4:48-4:52 mile pace) with 3:30 rest between each. To be totally honest, I was expecting more like 3:10s with the wind.
I felt pretty good when I got to the track but was setting expectations pretty low.
#1 -- 2:58
#2 -- 3:00
#3 -- 3:04
#4 -- 3:07
#5 -- 3:04
I could not have been more pleased with a workout. I think the 2:58 was indicative of what I could have done all 5 reps at if I had been able to do them in the Dempsey indoor track on Tuesday like I had originally planned. I only missed on one rep and considering how suboptimal the winds were, I am very pleased. I think I am making good progress on getting back into racing shape and I have almost a month free of injury. Now if I can just get rid of the extra five pounds still left over from the down time, then I will be in even better shape.
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