30 minutes o' fun

Today my EVIL coach made me do a 30 minute run on the track. The worst part is that I was supposed to run as far as I could and I had to wear a HR monitor to get my "threshold" heart rate. I haven't done any speed work this year with an exception of a few tempo/fartlek runs so I had no idea what to expect. It was a little windy, but other than that, it was an awesome day. It was 52 degrees and sunny. Beth was there to record my splits and encourage me while Dave K. was there to do his run workout, and help me out during his "hard" sessions.

Covered: 5.55 miles
Average HR: 175 (176 for the last 20 minutes)
Max HR: 180
Mile Splits of:
1 - 5:24
2 - 5:32 (10:56)
3 - 5:29 (16:25)
4 - 5:22 (21:48)
5 - 5:24 (27:12)
5.5 - 29:49

It definitely hurt a lot and was not fun for the last 4.5 miles. The first mile felt good though.
Now I only have a 2,000 yard time trial in the pool and then a 30 minute test on the bike on the computrainer. I'm assuming that these two tests will be just as much fun. YYAAAAYYYY!!!!!!

T-Bird