Marathon Week 2, Day 2

Well, there they were waiting for us: nasty 800m repeats – six of them, with two minutes of recovery time between runs. My target time was 3:03 for each of them, and I kept all of my runs below that, but I know I did not have many (any?) more of them left in me when I finished.

The first three went pretty well, but after that third one, I did not feel nearly as recovered at the "Go" signal as I did following the first two. Coming in to finish the fourth one, I knew Number 5 was going to be the one most likely to fall behind pace – even more likely than Number 6, as I knew I did not have to leave anything in the tank after the final one. So this is what I remember writing down for my times:

1. 2:56
2. 2:57
3. 2:55
4. 2:58
5. 3:00
6. 3:00

Tomorrow is a much-needed day off. The next trip to the track will come on Monday: Ten runs of 400m each. Maybe I will keep my anxiety level down until Saturday or Sunday.

Originally posted at Marathon Week 2, Day 2