Given my recent 10K pace of 6:18, I was planning on running these around 6:00 pace – or 4:30 per 1200.
Well, I wasn’t even close.
I’m talking 25 – 30 seconds SLOWER than I planned. Not only that, but the 4:55-5:00 times I was running are basically equivalent to the pace I’ve been running for my tempo runs.
Pathetic!
Of course, I have a ton of alibis regarding why I was slow, but I’ll just keep them to myself.
In college I probably had the speed to run low 2:40s (for the marathon), but not the strength. Now I’m a lot stronger, but I don’t have any speed. That may be my “project” for the summer.
Quote of the Day;
“A runner must run with dreams in his heart, not money in his pocket.” – Emil Zatopek
4 comments:
Low 2:40's seriously??? That means coming through the 1/2 mile in under 1:50!
Sorry, I meant 2:40s for the marathon.
I am with you on the speed deal. I think I am going to hit the track the summer with the crew. I will probably race most of them and I don't care what the books say. That stuff worked for me.
1200s are the hardest for me. Just can't find the right pace like 800s or 1600s.
I am so relieved I am not running a marathon this year. Of course it's not July yet.
Another thing I have done on 1200s. I didn't time them because I knew they would suck.
Double
Double, yeah, I shouldn't have timed them. I probably would have been better off just running hard on a trail for 4:30-5:00 instead of going to the track.
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