1600, 1200, 800, 400

Run 1600 meters
Rest 3 minutes
Run 1200 meters
Rest 2 minutes
Run 800 meters
Rest 1 minute
Run 400 meters

April 4, 2010
1600 Time=6:34 Goal=6:40
1200 Time=4:43 Goal=4:45
800 Time=2:59 Goal=3:00
400 Time=1:29 Goal=1:15


I messed up with my goals a little. I figured up my lap time for each distance to make my goal. I probably should have made my 1600 goal 6:36(1:39 laps) the 1200 goal 4:42(1:34 laps) and the 800 goal 2:58 (1:29 laps) but I didn't know what I could do. Actually, the first three runs did not hurt that bad. The last one did. I didn't take into account the shorter rest time after each race. I had my lap time drop by five seconds for each race that got shorter and I thought I would just gut out the last race and blast it as it is only one lap. Not the case I was sucking air pretty hard when I started and knew a 1:15 was out of the question. If I had a more realistic goal like 1:25, which went with my standard lap time drop of five seconds I think I could have done it. But it looked so helpless at the start I lost focus and fell apart.

Goals and results this time around:

1600 - 4 laps x 1:38 = 6:32, Result 6:28
1200 - 3 laps x 1:34 = 4:42, Result 4:46
800 - 2 laps x 1:29 = 2:58, Result 3:40
400 - 1:25 Result 1:19


The mile was cake. I took off with a :36 first 200 and just kept pulling my self back the whole time. I thought I had made my goal for the 1200 until now when I typed it out. I just added the laps up wrong in my head while running, annoying. I am embarrassed to write my 800 time down. Mental marshmallow on this one. When you don't think you can do something you normally can't and my doubt while running proved this true once again. I finish the first lap at 1:31 and at that point I lost all focus, will, and control. I had been running the first lap too fast and easing off for the rest but this time I was already over time. I know I could have ran it faster but the last 400 was in my head and I wanted to get my goal there. So I gamed it and did not kill myself on the 800. Next time I will have the same time goals but I want to make everyone of them. This is a doable thing. Thanks for the encouragement Ron.