Ooh, looky!
What is that?
It's a swamp-a!
Can't go over it.
Can't go under it.
Can't go around it.
We gotta go through it!
When I headed out for last night's track workout, it was so horrendously humid, I immediately thought, "It's a swamp-a!" And that workout wasn't going away, so... "We gotta go through it!"
After running to the track, I did 3 x 1600, with a goal pace between 8:20 and 8:30 a mile. I was supposed to do 1 minute rest intervals, but I did bump that up a bit because I needed a bit of extra time to recover and drink from my water bottle.
I was completely drenched in sweat, and my hair curled up like Will Ferrel's in Semi-Pro. It was so nasty out that I did something I do not usually do - I took my shirt off. Luckily the black sports bra and black skirt looked like an actual outfit.
Here are my swamp splits:
8:27
8:15
8:20
That second mile was a bit of an experiment. I picked up my pace a bit on the straightaways, then slowed a bit on the curves. My main goal in doing this was to break things up a bit and help me resist the urge to just sit in the shade. Obviously, it worked better than just that!
3 comments:
Looking good chica!! Really good! I hear you on the extra recovery. Yesterday I had repeats with 200m RI and I practically crawled them so I'd be able to finish in one piece. The heat and humidity really does you in.
Rock on!!! you were cruising & if your humidity was anything like ours (michigan), it felt liek you were walking out into the wet air, like rain that's not falling but just hanging there.
I give you MUCH credit. I was HAPPY to help hang drywall in the basement to avoid the outside world!
Nice splits! I like that mentality too!
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