Meriden 1,000m repeats:

This morning was spectacular. 60 degrees and clear as we set out at 6:00 am from the Lake Austin RunTex store. After a shorter than normal warmup run and then the regular drills, we gathered for Gilbert's instructions. Today, he wanted us to be in groups and run to a number. The course was the usual 1,000m hilly repeat course. This is a good workout, forcing you to work on strength and form over speed, although you do watch the clock, too. Amy and I became a group of two, and we were supposed to do them at 5:05. Our times were all over the place. The first one was in a pretty comfortable 5:08, then we speeded up to a 4:58, then 4:53, and then, we tried to get the pace back to where it should be, and did a perfect 5:05 for our last repeat. We finished off the workout with 5 x 120m uphill striders, concentrating on form and high knee lift, and then 2 x 80m backwards running up the hill, which feels like you're towing your car up the hill with you.

Last time I did this workout, I only finished 3 x 1000m repeats, so this was better. One additional repeat, and much faster overall pace for the repeats. I felt a lot stronger on the hills, specifically. I think all the work is showing up.

I've got a massage later, and then tomorrow is the Fartlek workout.