I was back on the track this afternoon for 20 times 400m with 1 minute rest. I will get on the track every two or three weeks leading up to Berlin, the majority of my workouts will be on the trails or roads. It was a nice day for a track workout, 23C and sunny without much wind. I averaged 65 seconds which is one second faster than what I averaged back in April when I did 15 times 400m. Both workouts were done roughly 6 weeks out from the marathon. My legs are feeling better and better each week even with the increase of mileage and longer workouts.I’ve been watching Le Tour de France every morning after my run, I usually end up catching the last hour or so. This is the first year that I’ve religiously kept track of the Tour and I’m hooked. The tactics are very interesting and the commentary is informative and complete (much better than watching distance running on TV in North America). Track needs some good commentators like Phil and Paul who know their stuff and shed light on the athletes.
Last week I did my workout in conjunction with the Peach Bud 10km road race in Grimsby to help pace a friend through 7km at 3:10-12/km. I ended up running 3:12/km for 9km during my second of three intervals (1 and 3 were shorter intervals). I ended up finishing the race on a rest between intervals and people were cheering for me to “hang in there” and “the finish is near”. It was kind of funny because most people thought I was just too tired to finish strong.
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