Monday, May 23, 2022

500, neg split 400




Extreme dense fog this evening at the Sewanee track, light and variable winds, low 60ºs.  Wet track.  I wanted to do a hard 500m, then some.  Wasn't real good.  Didn't one-up myself from the last 500m.


 

Hoka trainers on

stretches, drills, 2x100m, bands

2 x 50m - 8, 6.60

500m - 81.09 (14.20, 15.20, 16.19, 17.10, 18.40 / 62.69, 18.40)

400m - 65.63 (33.87, 31.76)

Wanted to do more but thought I might come out tomorrow for a tempo set.  Really disappointed in my 500, wanted to break 79 and didn't come close.  My last 100m was pathetic.  Running out of patience and not feeling it.  I guess I'll do a tempo and a speed workout before Saturday's race.  I really feel like I'm a long ways away still of being able to complete a 400m, let alone an 800m.  In April last year, I did a few 500s with a similar 400m split and was able to bring in the last 100s in 15.76 and 16.15.  Today was 18.40 ...lol.   It was slow and exhausting.  I then did a 400m with an easy first half and pushed the second half.  Still, the last 100m was only 16.35.  Maybe it was just the conditions.  I don't know.  Maybe I need more speed, which I had intended to hit more so next month.  Looking back to March '21, I did 2 overdistance days with 2x600, 500, split 400 - double the volume I did today.  I need to try and gut one of these out once a week.  Hard to imagine myself doing a 500 and a 400 after 2x600 at this point.

I'll keep hammering it.  139.3 lbs after workout.




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