Notes
Indoors (given high heat/humidity)
VO2Max Set
Goal: 4 x 1/2 mi
Actual: 5 x 1/2 mi
Have not run on a treadmill in almost 3 years. There was an "adjustment" period in that it took two intervals to actually get comfortable & get into form. What really helped was jogging in between intervals & focusing on cadence which after #2 really transformed my form.
Have not run a VO2 Max set for months so did not know what to expect & approached things very conservatively. On #1 I felt really slow & labored. At this point I was really depressed given the effort involved how slow I was going (plus I was literally bobbing all over the treadmill). On #2 I had to switch treadmills & this felt I was really pushing it (and felt really depressed). Switched back to the first treadmill & this felt so much easier, felt stronger & form felt strong (I could not believe it almost as if I had transformed into another person). On #4 pushed the pace & as I felt I had not really tapped into that & felt strong (form felt strong where I was not expended the same effort as in #1 or 2). Decided to run a 5th & pushed pace as I felt stronger.
# Time Dist Pace
#1 4:11.1 0.50 8:22.2
#2 4:07.7 0.50 8:15.4
#3 3:59.9 0.50 7:59.8
#4 3:57.3 0.50 7:54.6
#5 3:51.7 0.50 7:43.4