Man! That Was Tough!

They say what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger. This evening at the track we all came very close to accomplishing both. The temps were up and the humidity was awful at 6 PM. But ya gotta do what ya gotta do right?

I met Brian King and Steve Schroeder for 12x400 repeats at the track this evening. By the time I made my way through traffic and arrived they were about to start their second one. I did one warm-up lap then joined them for repeat 3-12 for them, then two of my own. Steve did an extra one so I wouldn't have to do #11 alone, then he and Brian each ran about half of #12 with me just to keep me honest. Those guys are great.

I kept hitting a number early on that I knew was too fast but I just couldn't allow myself to back off enough. And of course Jr. (what we affectionately call Brian) is a terror on the track these days so he was pulling me or pushing me on most every repeat. Each time I did one I thought I had dialed it back a bit but all the repeats were solid. In fact, every one was 1:17 or better, making this easily my best session at the track ever. Damn near killed me though! Easy miles tomorrow, if any.

Here are my splits:

1:15, 1:15, 1:14, 1:15, 1:15, 1:16, 1:17, 1:17, 1:17, 1:15, 1:17, 1:14