I'm finally starting to see and feel tangible progress. Running is getting easier and more enjoyable while my heart rate steadily falls into a more reasonable rhythm.
Friday, my plan called for a 2nd recovery day in a row. Instead I ran a track workout of 8X400
My previous track workout was 6X400, three weeks ago. I averaged 2 seconds faster per lap, 3 seconds less recovery per rep (100 meter walk between reps which is fairly consistent but will start to slow down as I tire). Also, I ran my last lap at 1:22 and it felt easier than 1:30 the previous time.
Sunday I ran 8.14 miles and ran another 4.31 today. The Garmin auto-coach is starting to push the mileage a bit which is a nice deviation compared to a couple weeks ago. Garmin still hasn't asked me to do an actual workout. I'm 19 days away from my planned 5K so starting to run out of time for workouts. Things are going well so I'm not going to try to do too much but maybe I'll get in a hard session or two before too long. Probably a faster workout this week and maybe 2 next week along with a long run or 2 before it's time to taper.
I'm at 78.9 miles for the month so far and VO2 max has moved up to 49 which is the highest it's been in quite a while. It's less about the numbers though and more about how I feel I'm starting to be able to go harder without totally hurting.
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