Week 2 – Day 5 – Aerobic day – Sunday
The cinder track was in excellent shape today as I set out to do some Elegant Eights. My legs were a little heavy getting started as a result of what I considered a pretty demanding workout yesterday. The goal was just to cover about 4 miles at a moderate pace today. Progressive miles entered my mind. I quickly backed off that idea as I began my 1st effort and settled for a comfortable 800 meter instead. It felt slow but ended up being a 5:15. I was pleasantly surprised at that. I quickly set a goal of 6 times 800 meters at that pace. I was once again pleasantly surprised as each repeat seemed much more comfortable and quicker;
5:15, 5:08 5 04, 4:52, 4:45, 4:56. With a warm up that constituted a positive, 4 mile, aerobic day.