whoa...

Thursday evening:

After a much needed rest day from exercising on Wednesday I was back at the health club later Thursday evening to run my prescribed, required FIRST repeat program via the treadmill. This one was technical and tough so I’ll try to explain it as simply as I possibly can. The FIRST marathon training plan had me run a 1.25 mile w/u then right into the set of 2 – 1200 meter repeats at ~4:55 pacing with a 2 minute recovery walk/jog in between these two 1200’s, then you get a 4 minute recovery before starting the next set of 2 – 1200 meter repeats at ~4:55 pacing with a 2 minute recovery walk/jog in between these two 1200’s, then you get a 4 minute recovery before starting the last set of 2 – 1200 meter repeats at ~4:55 pacing with a 2 minute recovery walk/jog in between these two 1200’s and finally I choose to run a .75 mile c/d…sorry about the techy description but below is my times with average HR & max HR per 1200:

Set 1.
1200 meter – 4:59 – AHR 142bpm – max HR 149bpm (then 2 minute recovery)
1200 meter – 4:57 – AHR 144bpm – max HR 153bpm
Then a 4 minute recovery…
Set 2.
1200 meter – 4:57 – AHR 146bpm – max HR 152bpm (then 2 minute recovery)
1200 meter – 4:57 – AHR 148bpm – max HR 155bpm
Then a 4 minute recovery…
Set 3.
1200 meter – 4:56 – AHR 148bpm – max HR 155bpm (then 2 minute recovery)
1200 meter – 4:59 – AHR 149bpm – max HR 156bpm

Ok, so I covered 7.5 miles in a total time of 1:03:32 with an average HR of 131. I ran the complete distance via the ‘mill on a one degree incline for the record books. I was slower on all my projected repeat times but whatever…all I have to say is I’m so glad that repeat workout session in the books because it beat me up pretty badly…that last repeat almost spit me of the back of the treadmill…

So I’m already over "that!" workout!!!

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