Bad Track Day!

....this is Virtual Partner waiting for me to finish each of the 5 x1200m repeats I ran at the track today!

Never had a worse session.......after every 800m legs went lactic so that in some of the repeats I was almost walking for the last 400m. I stopped at #3 and started to walk to the car to drive home. By the time I got to it I was feeling better & decided to walk around in the shade and then try for just one more. I did and it was the same as the others with VP waiting at the finish line!

I walked in disgust to the car again, walked around for 15 minutes in the shade & came up with the mind-boggling thought that I could just about do #5 and finish. Same again- VP way ahead and waiting patiently at the finish!

I had done this session, with one less repeat, in early December and all were completed in under 7 minutes. Here's today's effort :-

2km warm-up
6 minutes drills & strides.
5 x 1200m @ 5:55 to 5:52 min/km

I had VP set for 5:52 pace.

6:53 MHR 140 (88%)....5:56 pace
7:33 MHR 146 (92%)....6:17
7:04 MHR 148 (93%)....5:53
7:23 MHR 141 (89%)....6:08
7:32 MHR 142 (90%)....6:16

It would help I suppose if I didn't leave it till 11:00a.m to start. Thunderstorms and heavy rain the previous afternoon made for heat and high humidity....both gave VP a chance to get even....and he did with resounding success!

8km today.