i just finished my second quality workout this morning. i learnt a few things from last week that i applied to this week as it is the exact workout. i brought a water bottle and took a few sips after the warm up, after the six strides, and after the tempo run. also i decided to keep track of each lap in terms of seconds over or under that way, i could stay right on pace without any surprises.
i started the morning in a bit of despair. even before i started running i felt tired, unmotivated, and questioning my goals. my abs were sore from a core work out from two days ago and i had some minor leg aches, mainly in the shins. should i just throw this all away? the warm up didn't help much at all as it did not feel like much of a warm up. the strides felt a little better but i went into my twenty minute tempo run with slight trepidation. this all vanished with my first lap which felt fairly easy and was a whole five seconds faster than my tempo. i slowed down a bit on the second lap and still was a second faster. the whole workout was characterized by control, strength, though painful at times, definitely much improved over last week. the six strides after i had to really dig deep for but hit times right on.
so i left the track feeling much better. not only physically but more importantly mentally. this has increased my confidence as a runner and an olympic trail qualifier.
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