Monday, February 27, 2012

Monday - back to work

Actually, I have Mondays off from my job, but today it was back to the track on a spring like winter day, low 60sº at sunset.

Since aerobic conditioning is my weak link - requiring almost constant maintenance - and is the first thing to go when not training, I did long sprints today. A pretty good solid and tiring workout. Also, a good day to continue breaking in the Saucony Showdown training spikes.

800m warmup, stretches, drills

800m - 2:27

2 x 300m - 44, 48.5

2 x 200m - 29, 28.5

400m jog cool down

I did not take measured rests but they were about medium, ~5 min or so. The new shoes feel good and will likely be great practice spikes through the outdoor season.

Inventory: Have recovered from the joint pain but still feel it slightly in the hip. Notice a tinge of pubalgia everry now and then, but certainly nothing significant. After a weekend splurge, weight is still nominal: 140.4 after workout.

Indoor 400m strategy: As I watched the US Indoor T&F Championships, I noted that the indoor 400m seems like a different animal than the outdoor. 1) the splits were more lopsided - typically 21.5 and 25. and, 2) 90% of the time, the leader after the break wins. 100% of the time, the leader after the break takes 1st or 2nd. Leads me to take a very aggressive strategy on the first 200m in an indoor 400.

Also, an amazing story about Nolan Shaheed - a fellow musician (jazz trumpet) and masters track athlete set the M60 world record in the 1500m on Sat. The guy flew to LSU to run in a sanctioned meet and spent the night in a hotel stairwell because he didn't want to spend $200+ for a room. He also went without dinner, since the only nearby food was a BBQ joint. I can definitely relate to both those points. One awesome dude.


1 comment:

  1. It's great you do the 400 even though you're at such a high level in the shorter stuff (congrats on your races last weekend).
    The best thing about doing the 400 is that the 200 will never seem long.
    Was looking at your earlier post with the summer meet sked -- that Kentucky meet may be residents-only. The info on it says things like "for Kentuckians" and asks what county entrants are from. Maybe they will take border-state neighbors?

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