Training Log Archive: iansmith

Event: WCOC Crandalls Park
 

Lori's diabolical abdominal workout; it was a bit challenging, but not as strenuous as I expected. I was unfamiliar with much of the workout, so much of my focus was on correctly implementing the technique. Most unfamiliar to me were the oblique crunches, which I struggled with; with my knees to one side, I struggled to lift the opposing side shoulder blade.

Amusing commentary mid-exercise from Ross.

CSU Interval training, Tufts track, run by Lori "Teh Small One" Huberman. The course consisted of 400, 600, 800, 800, 600, 400 intervals with 200 m rests between them. Peter Chikov and I were late to the workout, so we ran them together.

I enjoyed this interval training more than I expected, and I was less incapacitated by it; however, I wish I had run faster. Peter did a great job - this was his first running training with CSU, and he wasn't quite sure what to expect. I'm not sure how much faster I could have pushed myself without some outside stimulus - like Ross, Ian Finlayson, or Clem motivating me.

Length/Time/400 m Pace
400 93.70 93.70
600 151.71 101.14
800 208.31 104.15
800 200.97 100.46
600 148.86 99.24
400 82.16 82.16

My goal was 90-second/400 m pace - corresponding to a 6 minute/mile pace. The data suggests that I'm slow and unskilled as a runner.