| Mile | Actual | Reach Goal | Goal |
| 1 | 08:29 | 08:45 | 09:00 |
| 2 | 08:23 | 09:00 | 09:30 |
| 3 | 08:48 | 09:15 | 09:30 |
| 3.1 | 01:01 | 01:00 | 01:20 |
| 26:41 | 28:00 | 29:20 | |
| too slow by: | -0:01:19 | -0:02:39 | |
I did stop at .5 to stretch.
Then at 1.6 (so 1.1 continuous) to get some water and wipe the sweat off of me. I also stretched the ol' shins again.
Then I went 1.15 mi. I thought that put me at 2.25. I was going to just stop then. But I did some math and realized it was in fact 2.75. Well I couldn't quit so short of my goal so I got back on and ran .25 at 8.2 mph, which is the fastest I ever set a treadmill to. Then I did the last .1 at a slow 6.0 mph to cool down a little.
The quarter mile was only at 1:53 because the machine takes so long to get up to speed. Also I think I have to hit the arrow buttons on this machine to increase the speed. It also won't just let you hold it. It makes a little stop at 3.0 and another one at 5.5 and a few more on the way up. I like these treadmills better than the other ones for a lot of reasons but the reason I don't like them as much is the holding the arrow button part. I like the other treadmills that I can hit speed then hit numbers to get to a speed. The other ones make intervals a lot easier. I am not sure how to set up intervals automatically on the treadmill but I want to learn.
If only I could get this time at the 5k in 2 weeks. Last year I got 26:28 with a 2nd taking over 10 minutes. But that course was hilly and I had speed last year.
Speed work is pretty much the only thing I can stand to do on the treadmill. Adjusting the speed at intervals makes it so much more tolerable!
ReplyDeleteYup. I do intervals all the time. sometimes I do it every .25. Sometimes I do 2 min/1min repeat. Sometimes I think I do 1 min, 1 min but I can't remember an instance of that so it's been awhile if I did that.
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