4/21/11

Wed 4/20 - AM 90 minutes incl. 2(4x1000)

Van Cortlandt Park. Long warmup in the woods, took my time trying to get loose. Chose to keep the workout simple and straightforward but increase the overall volume by a fair amount compared to last week. Some improvement over last week's track session in terms of how the left thigh held up to it which was my primary concern of course. Aiming for 84-85 pace early on, hoping to bring it down a notch after that. 200 jog recovery between reps, 5 minutes between sets. Splits:

set 1: 3:29.8, 3:28.9, 3:27, 3:24.3

set 2: 3:26.5, 3:26.7, 3:25, 3:21.4

recovery jogs right around a minute. Felt some tightness start to develop in the leg between sets, worried that I was exerting more effort to run the same pace in the second set but in fact the pace was a bit faster anyway. Controlled effort, uncomfortably sustainable for the most part. Pushed  it a little bit the last rep. Consistent wind, arranged it so I only got it in the face twice each rep still annoying. Gray and overcast, cool but not raining at least.

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