17 Feb - Session 38

2048 GMT - I'll start by saying I had a great workout today. I went to the track with Paul to do a speed workout. The weather was perfect with the sun peeking through the clouds. I had forgotten to bring my logbook along, which has my program in it, so I guessed on exactly what the workout was. I thought it was 3 x 800m (.5 mi) with 400m jog recoveries. I did 4 x 800 for good measure and when I looked at my program I saw that I should have done 5! Oh well. I was a little disappointed that I didn't complete the prescribed workout, but in reality that's not such a bad thing. Four was enough for my first time. I pushed it pretty hard and if you look at my Garmin data (isn't that a wonderful little gadget??!!) you'll see that each interval was faster than the previous one. i didn't necessarily plan it that way, but on the third, I could hear Paul coming up behind me and I ran my best so not have him pass me (he didn't). The fourth interval I ran alone and I wanted to push myself again and see if I could maintain at least the same level of intensity as the previous one. When I looked at the data, I saw I had actually run a little faster. Cool!

I have mentioned before that I really dislike intervals, and I didn't enjoy them today. I tend to start to get a little sick when I push myself that hard. However, I didn't mind running on the track as much as I thought I would...perhaps because I had a workout partner. With that revelation and the excitement over my results, I am looking forward to the next track workout...maybe next week if my schedule works out. At least I know I will have a partner...funny thing about the track here, you can't use it alone. You must have someone with you...and you have to pay! £3.50! (over $5 for the Americans reading this). Although, we probably could have gotten away without paying today. When we stopped by reception, the girls behind the desk were pretty much clueless about the track (but they did know where it was) and looked at us like we had two heads when we asked about it.

Tomorrow is an SnC only day...another workout with Paul. Probably good that I have the day off from running.

Edinburgh Marathon Training Session 38