Notes
6x600 @ 10k progressing down w/2min rest
5min rest
2mi @ tempo
5min rest
8x200 w/ 1min rest
1:45.14 avg (4:42 avg)
9:58.92
30.41 avg
I think pretty much this whole workout was under pace, but it was also my day finally so I'm happy with it. The 600s started the w/o off great. By the end of them I was feeling it, but knew I could hit the 2 mile strong. Got after it and didn't check splits or anything until I was about a quarter to go in the second mile. Liiiiiitle disappointed I couldn't crack sub-5 the second mile,but I was only a tenth off so not a big deal I suppose. The 200s were awful. Ran them well, but I was going really hard and staggering the last few steps after the third rep. Mental battle to get through them for sure and I didn't jog in between them.
O/a definitely proud of this workout and I need to not ignore the mental toughness it took to do it. I think something that has plagued me for a long time has been that after good workouts or races I've always thought that it wasn't that great because of how many others are so much better than I am. But that really just ends up with me really never getting a win and not giving myself credit when I actually should. Tonight was tough, but I did it and for once I'm really trying to give myself recognition for that. I'm trying anything I can to make race days a better experience, and I think the unreasonable standard I so often set for myself has just sabotaged me for a long time. Today was a day that I was resigned to being okay with however I felt going into it and during it. I guess that attitude might be a piece of the puzzle for me. Hopefully I can be not just a better runner, but an even better coach after this cycle ends.