Hey all,
It's me again! I had a great workout today at lunch time. The weather was ideal to really run hard! I work in inglewood and since today was a interval day I had to find some flat ground. Not so easy a task in Calgary, but I did manage to find 800 meters of semi flat ground and with almost no traffic to boot. I ran about 2km warmup to the starting spot, I had messured 0.8 km on the way by. My goal for these intervals was to run at about 5km race pace or a touch faster. The first one was a touch slow, 2:58 I think, but then after that one(90 secs rest between) I was able to get the rest in 2:45-2:50. Not too bad, but by the time I got to the second last one yikes I was hunched over breathing hard. My heart rate doesn't go up that high 163 LT, but by the last one I hit 166. I know that's close to my max as I was dizzy when I stopped. Took about 5 minutes walking to recover before I could run home. Here's the Strava/Garmin data if you're interested. http://app.strava.com/runs/23998157
I'll be coaching a couple runners starting in January. If there's anyone reading, or anyone you know who could benefit from some guidance let me know. Since I'm not racing triathlon/ironman next year I'll have more time and want to coach half a dozen athletes(3 openings as of now). There is no speed requirement, only big dreams, a strong work ethic, and excellent regular communication with me. :D That's the only way to coach in my opinion. If you're not sure, we could chat and I can let you know all about how I do things. That way you can tell if it's right for you. Cheers,
DP
