600, 200s - Early morning workout

At just after 7am it was rising toward the low 70º with light winds, bright and sunny.   Just wanted to feel the middle distance pain a bit, practice my pace and decide which spikes I'm going to race in.  Rarely ever workout at this time.

Hoka trainers on

stretches, drills 2 x 100m

600m - 1:45.62 (69.09, 36.53) / 4 min rest/ 200m - 33.63

Nike Maxfly spikes on

200m - 31.69

No break throughs or anything fast, about the same as last time.  A final 200m at 38 would yield a 2:23 at this pace.  

Last night, I put on my Maxfly spikes and said, no way... too tight and uncomfortable for an 800m.  So last night, I put them on the stretchers, and today, I ran a last 200m with them and they felt fine.  I will probably go with them.  

Every 600m I run, it's hard to imagine running the additional 200m.  A 400m is going to seem easy after this.   It's going to be a thoroughly consuming and painful experience, but for less than 2 1/2 min, it'll be worth it.  What an opportunity to race at Hayward - America's $200 million track stadium.   Most probably once in a lifetime.  

138.8 lbs after workout.  

In the airport now.