Yesterday afternoon myself and Andy went to do our first speedwork session since we started running. The track that we planned to use was occupied by some archers, and since we had no wish to be pierced with any sharp object, we took our positions on the football fields that are just next to the track - the football fields aren't really for use though, as it slopes towards the one side, leaving you with 2 stretches of uphill, and 2 stretches of downhill. When you run along the edges of these fields, you get a total of 540m per lap.
We were going to do 600m repeats (only 4 of those), so we figured 540m repeats were going to have to do, as we didn't want to measure out the last 60m - lazy, I know! We set off, nearly dying on the first lap. We didn't quite know how long the field was at that stage, so Andy pushed it a little harder than he should have, as did I. Once we finished that first lap, we took a breather and ran the second one - even faster than the first one. Having a sip of water was in order now. Then we did the third, and my legs were starting to give in, but I still managed to run a time similar to the first 2 laps. The fourth one was the killer. I really pushed all the way and managed to make the last one my fastest and the one that ultimately made my legs as wobbly as jelly.
I felt really good after this run, but I'm glad we don't have to do something similar today - today is just an easy longish run. Fun :)
This morning when I woke, I was tired, but the first thing I realised when I woke, was how heavy my legs felt. It was as if someone had tied a bag of bricks to both of them. It took me about 30 minutes to just properly wake up and convince myself to get out of the bed.
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