Today's workout was cruise intervals. Luckily I had the car, so I was able to drive to the track. When I got there, Jordan and Landon had just finished warming up, so I talked to them for a minute. The track had a smokey/misty effect due to the evaporating snow which was really cool. There were still spots of snow, but lane one was clear from Ethan's shovelling on Monday. I then warmed up a mile on the track backwards. I did not want to start my workout because I hadn't yet mentally prepped. The time I was supposed to hit was a 3:56 which is a 6:20 mile. I knew I could hit it for atleast 8 repeats. My times were 1) 3:52, 2) 3:54, 3) 3:50, 4) 3:53, 5) 3:54, 6) 3:57, 7) 3:54, 8) 3:54. They were pretty consistent which was good. It helped having the guys there because I don't think I would've done 8 repeats. The first few felt really good, but they only got harder. After 3 I was pretty dead. I could've hit the 6th, but it was close. I could still feel my breakfast an hour and a half earlier during the repeats. My knee didn't hurt until the very last repeat, so I finished it out. The guys were finished, so I cooled down with them backwards around the track. After we stood there and talked for a while which was fun. It was a fun workout, but still challenging. Glad I could hit the times. I would have done more, but I don't want to push my knee too hard.
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