Notes
67 deg / 76% H / 59 dew pt
VO2 Max Set
5 x .55mi [8:34; 8:08; 8:02; 7:48; 7:36]
If I throw out #1 which is such a ridiculous outlier & I cannot fathom how I ran that slowly I averaged 7:52 which is about where I wanted to be. On #1 & #2 I ran a different course vs the final three where it was more sharp turns vs. #3 onward where I ran loops of cinema lot. After I ran #1 I was in a state of distress given that I felt terrible as if I was in 2nd gear & could not get out, and lamented how poorly the rest of the set could go. On #2 I pushed it and only could get to 8:08 pace - at this pace I felt like I was in "pace jail" and feared that whatever I could do I could not run under 8 min pace. Ran #3 running straighter loops of cinema lot & only got to 8:02 pace. On #4 I tried to focus more on pushing the straight-aways & the final lap & finally broke through. On #5 at about 1/2 way I began to feel really tired but pushed things & progressed vs #5.
# Time Dist Pace
1 4:39.8 0.54 8:34
2 4:29.6 0.55 8:08
3 4:25.0 0.55 8:02
4 4:24.3 0.57 7:48
5 4:14.3 0.56 7:36
Tot 22:13 2.77 8:01