I'm trying to do longer speed workouts so mile 3 of a 5k won't be so awful.
Today's workout was supposed to start with a mile and go down in length. I added some shorter lengths before the miles for 3.75 miles of speed instead of 2 or 2.5.
Mile warmup.
800: 3:45 (7:30 pace, 10k pace)
1200: 5:34 (7:25 pace)
1600 7:18 (I was aiming for 7:15 close.)
1200 5:27 (7:16 pace)
800 3:28 (a little faster than 5k pace)
400 1:37 (my mile pace)
3.75 miles in 27:13 averaging 7:15 pace, which is around my 5k pace. So not my best workout.
I started getting a stitch towards the end of the mile. (I never get a stitch. This was in my stomach. Not my side.) Maybe something I ate today. My legs were fine. But I wasn't feeling fast.
In fact I looked back at previous versions of this workout and this might be the worst I've done.
May 30: 7:11, 5:18, 3:20 , 1:22
June 20: 6:55, 5:06, 3:22, 1:26
Aug. 8: 1600 7:09, 1200: 5:27, 800: 3:34, 400: 1:28 (Only my second workout after coming back from shin splints)
I'm glad I got some faster time in. But this felt awful.
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