Week of 5/7-5/13

Mon 5/7 -PM 70 minutes easy, Lincoln woods. A nice day for being outside. Feeling a bit more energetic than yesterday.

Tue 5/8 - PM 45 minutes incl. 4x400, 2x400, 400. A minute rest between reps and five minutes between sets. First set supposed to be at mile pace, which I suppose it was and the short recovery time stripped away any delusions otherwise. Flailing more than a bit on the fourth rep. Saved something for the final "set" of one. Avg. HR didn't quite make it back under 120 over the long breaks between sets but it came close. Splits:
74.6 (154) - 1R (153) - 74.2 (161) 1R (157) - 75.4 (163) - 1R (158) - 76.4 (164)
5R (122)
74.1 (156) - 1R 9158) - 74.1 (164)
5R (124)
71.5 (159)
Wed 5/9 - PM 75 minutes easy, Lincoln woods. Breezy and sun drenched day, trails impossible to resist.

Thu 5/10 - PM 60 minutes easy.

Fri 5/11 - PM 50 minutes incl. 4(1200, 200). A long while since the last time I did this particular session, theoretically a mix of elements. 200m jog recoveries throughout which became increasingly stressful. Average HR topped out over 160 starting with the third 200, in hindsight a sign that my goose was just about cooked. Thought there was more in the tank for the final 200 but that wasn't the case. I wonder how much that could have been forestalled had the recovery jogs been a bit slower, like 60 instead of 55 seconds. Cool and fairly still conditions. Took a long time to get out the door. Splits:

3:39.4 (146) - 53.8 (151) - 39.2 (154) - 54.9 (155) - 6:07.2
3:38.2 (157) - 54.6 (155) - 38.8 (157) - 56.3 (158) - 6:08.0
3:37.5 (161) - 54.4 (158) - 38.5 (162) - 55.4 (161) - 6:05.8
3:37.1 (163) - 55.2 (160) - 39.0 (163) - 62.4 (157) - 6:13.7

Sat 5/12 - AM 50 minutes, started out easy, eventually picked up to something quicker than that.

Sun 5/13 - AM 1:45 or thereabouts, very easy to easy. First 45 minutes or so with the CH in Area 51, in gloomy chilly conditions. Returned to home for an extra layer before heading out alone for round 2 which was a mostly lazy and at times wandering jaunt to South Acton incl. a spell on Great Hill. Took plenty of breaks throughout and threw in 5 short pickups on the way in.