Yazzo’s On Cinder Track
I haven’t had the chance to do my 800m repeats on the track until today. The track at the high school is rubberized and really nice. I didn’t want to wait until after school hours to run, so I ran up the Evergreen field and used the cinder track there. There’s a bit of slippage that occurs, and I’m sure it impacts speed. It’s better than the treadmill though.
After reading Daniel’s Running Formula, I’ve decided to try running my 800 m slower. My marathon goal time is 3:50. So today I tried to run 3:45 for my Yazzo’s. 1)3:47 2)3:43 3)3:44 4) 3:45. I jogged 400 m in between repeats. I’m still a little tired from Saturday’s race. I think I could’ve done a couple more repeats, but didn’t push it.
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 02/26/2008
- Time: 11:22:55
- Total Time: 00:41:50.00
- Average Heart rate: 160
- Max Heart rate: 170
- Calories: 375
- Distance: 5 miles
- Average Pace: 8:22.09/mile
Although I got a late start, I’ve been a serious runner since 1994. I ran my first marathon in 1995 on my 30th Birthday. It’s been my goal to run the Boston Marathon since then. I missed qualifying by 12 minutes that year. I needed to run 3:40 and ran 3:52. Running in the most prestigious marathon, is the ultimate for most runners. The fact that you have to qualify, only fueled my competitive juices.
Over the next 9 years I ran 6 more marathons. I love running so much that I became a 
