Slow to fast

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Location:

Sandy,UT,

Member Since:

Sep 23, 2013

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

5k: 18:34 American Fork 2014

Half Marathon: 1:30:30 Saltair 2013

Marathon: 3:44:22 St. George 2014

Long-Term Running Goals:

Continue running.

Personal:

I started running in April of 2013 and I think I'm addicted. I'm 37, married and I have 3 daughters.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Nike Air Pegasus+ 29 Lifetime Miles:						658.15
Altra Instinct 1.5 Lifetime Miles:						529.10
Saucony Kinvara 4 Lifetime Miles:						679.85
Saucony Peregrine 3 Lifetime Miles:						164.60
Saucony Type A5 Lifetime Miles:						310.35
Altra One2 Lifetime Miles:						233.10
Asics Cumulus 15 Lifetime Miles:						508.00
Saucony Ride 6 Lifetime Miles:						361.40
Brooks Ghost Lifetime Miles:						114.70
Kinvara 6 Lifetime Miles:						61.00
Mizuno Lifetime Miles:						4.90

Fri, May 16, 2014

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
3.50	3.00	6.50

6 x 800m with 400m jog
2:55, 2:57, 2:58, 3:00, 3:02, 3:11

How about some positive splits. Not intentional. The last two laps were extremely difficult for me. I just blew up at the end. I did the workout at the hottest time of the day (4:00 PM) on the hottest day of the week (78° F) and didn't bring any water. The heat killed me. My HR monitor recorded the highest rate ever at 195 bpm.

Altra Instinct 1.5 Miles: 6.50

Comments

From Andrea on Fri, May 16, 2014 at 18:01:34 from 66.220.109.121

Good workout, despite the blow-up at the end! I knew this was going to be a tough one and the heat probably made the goal pace a little ambitious. Two things for next time - 1) start at goal pace or a little slower 2) be willing to cut the rep short or extend recovery time. Nice prep for the 5k next week!

From Jake K on Fri, May 16, 2014 at 19:34:45 from 98.202.128.218

I switched my workout from Thursday afternoon to this morning because I knew there was a chance of a heat-related blowup. 80 degrees won't feel bad in a month, but when you aren't used to it yet, it's rough! Sounds like your heart was about the explode by the end.

From Jake A on Fri, May 16, 2014 at 22:40:16 from 174.23.154.73

Good advice Andrea. I always have that problem of being a little too eager at the beginning. And I didn't even consider extending the recovery or bailing, but now I wish I would have. I hope I didn't do something that I won't be able to recover from in a reasonable amount of time.

Jake, someday I'm going to start making smart training decisions. I'm so used to running in the wee hours when it's cool and my body was a bit surprised by the hotter weather.

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