Tuesday, August 23, 2016

14 x 3 minute efforts (60 seconds recovery)


Best session on the cards and it soon came around again that is the 14 x 3 minute working off a 60 second recovery. Big team and the aim for the day was (1) to run ALL 14, &  (2) at a more controlled pace between 3.40 and 3.45 pace.

Obviously the first rep felt so easy as I covered over 800m working at 3.42 per/k pace, with the return slightly faster due to the tailwind.

Basically that was how the set panned out as I was getting to the same spot on each rep thereafter. Numbers thinned out around rep #10 as always and it was here that I thought I’d try to pick it up and to see what was left in the tank.  A touch faster on the 11th and 12th, and perhaps for the first time ever I got to 12 still feeling strong with the heart rate under control.

Last rep time and decided to kick it down from the start and see what I could hold and finish with and couldn’t believe the watch had me moving at 3.15 pace that I was stoked with.

Pace for the 14 went, 3.42, 3.37, 3.42, 3.40, 3.42, 3.40, 3.43, 3.38, 3.43, 3.38, 3.40, 3.36, 3.36, 3.15

 

12ks in total then did 2k cool down with Jeet and Hoey to end.

 

About 40 odd started the set, and only a handful finished and kudos to Renee, Champ and Hoey who were amongst those to see it out.

Cheers

 

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