Another beautiful day at the Sewanee track, a ghost ship as usual. Falling into the lower 70ºs by sunset, dry, sunny, calm winds. I wanted to push the envelope a bit tonight and try some different pacing in the 800. Unsuccessful, although even a failed attempt, my time in trainers tonight would make the top 5 in the world.
Hoka trainers on
stretches, drills, 2 x 100, 50
800m - 2:22.63 (66.63, 76.00)
3 x 200m hill sprints ~ 39-42
I have zero experience racing 800s. Tonight, I wanted to see how much I could deliver after a faster first 400m. Answer was not much. I pushed too hard in the first 400m, especially in the first 200m (32.28), and suffered greatly in the end. Maybe not relaxed enough. It really shows how perfectly I paced that 800m last Sunday. I estimate it was about 68/71 or 67/72. I had enough at the end to sprint the last 100m in about 16.5. Tonight, I felt like I was 'sprinting' the last 100m, but heh... it was a only a 19 sec 100m. In my race, my last 200m was about 35, this evening it was 39. That's how beat I was. Reminded me how much I hate 800s. So, in competition, I don't care about time as much as winning, so it'll probably be more tactical. Just follow the leaders and save as much as possible for the end. I had a lot more for the end last Sunday.
So, I hit the hills on Roarkes Cove Rd. Quite a steep, especially the last 50m. I could barely walk down after the 3rd one. Brutal but good.
Felt a tad heavy tonight. Probably the bread. 140.3 lbs after workout.
Getting psyched up for the US Trials... 10 days of track on NBC! Tis the season.
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