With this being the first of two weeks of the last build, I am almost finished my preparations for the season. I am almost done all the really hard work, the workouts like tonight. I am more than prepared to suffer on the bike, but there's nothing that can get you ready for a really hard run. I spent all day mentally steeling myself to take this on tonight. "Dread" is probably too strong a word, but I can't say I was looking forward to it.
The workout is simple enough: After a two mile warm-up, turn the treadmill up to 8.8 mph, and keep it there for 6 miles (about 41 minutes). I'm again left to wonder about the calibration of the treadmill, because this workout took quite a bit out of me, and I'm supposed to be able to run 9.0 mph for a half-marathon. We'll find out about that in a couple of weeks, too. To be honest, I got through the day pretty well. My legs held up just fine, and for the most part by breathing was natural, about a 3-3 rhythm. In the last mile I had to dig pretty deep, and went to a 2-2, demonstrating how I was being taxed. My legs had a few more miles in them; my lungs, not so much. Just to add a degree of difficulty, during that last mile at pace, my sweat had gotten the belt slippery enough that I could feel my feet move on occasion. I developed a bit of weave trying to find some traction as I kept up the pace. That's always fun.
A few hours later now, and my legs have stiffened up a bit. I guess they did a bit work than I originally though. I should be just fine by run time tomorrow. Watching the Olympic coverage is at once inspiring and mind-boggling. The difference between the world's elite, and even other qualifiers is astounding (Phelps or Bolt vs. the competition). They are truly the 1% of 1%.
Run: 9 miles, as 2 miles @ 7.5 mph, 6 miles @ 8.8 mph, 1 mile @ 7.5 mph + 4 strides
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