I thought of taking it easy today. I considered skipping the run altogether. But, I hit the road with Garminia and myPod. I hadn’t set Garminia up for Yassos, but after running the first mile, I was indeed “warmed up.” Today is Wednesday and that means 800 repeats.
I ran my first 800 (or 1/2 mile) repeat a little on the slow side. I forgave myself, because I *was* doing them. Regardless of the outcome, I planned to give it my best effort.
Since I had ditched Mark for the day, I didn’t have to hear him caution that too much speedwork is “how you get injured.” I have been doing Yasso’s since the beginning of the year, so I plan to work up to 10. But I know that in order to fit that many repeats into a 7-8 mile workout, something will have to give. At least this is the case for a lunchtime run.
I decided that I would rest only for a measured distance of 1/4 mile so that I could do more 800s in my 7 mile run.
It was a good plan in theory, however I found that reduced recovery time equates to a reduced level of recovery. Imagine that! *sigh*
After three repeats came up just slightly short of my 3 minute 50 second goal, I altered the plan slightly. I walked for 1 full minute prior to jogging for the remainder of the 1/4 mile. It gave me recovery times of about 2:50. This is one minute less than true Yasso’s call for (with my targetted 3:50 time). But, it was just enough to finish out pretty much on target.