Ran with the girls, well I started with them at least. That saved some time after practice. Both girls and guys were doing 1200's. My workout was 800's. This was perfect because the guys time themselves (one has a nice watch). I don't wear a watch, but I do use a nice timer. So when the girls started their 1200, I did my 800 and was able to see my time and still have over a lap before they finished, perfect. I stayed conservative, although I did my bring my cross country waffles to run in. I'm glad I did, I used a lot of muscle that seems to be just sitting around. It turns out running 50 miles or more a week is pretty much geared at one thing- aerobic capacity. I was breathing on the 800's for sure, but recovery was less than half the time it took to run them. I still took the full time because these weren't supposed to be anaerobic. Only 6, although I think my original plan 4 months ago of 10 was a bit much. But on the other hand I missed 2 crucial weeks of hill training, so I guess it wasn't out of reach. The legs just weren't used to the spikes and the speed. Within the next few weeks I'll adjust by doing 1 hard workout, then a medium workout later in the week in my spikes. 1 mile warmup and cooldown, then 6 steady-state around the neighborhood with 2 trips up HH.
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