"Distance" Intervals... Kicking Off TC 10 Mile Training
>> Saturday, August 02, 2025
I guess yesterday's workout was the official start of my TC 10 Mile training. I'm NOT going hard with my training like I did last year which got me to my 2nd fastest 10 mile of 59:23 - it was fun to look back at Coach Jen's old training workouts from 2010 when she coached me to my 59:05 10 mile PR, but I don't feel like doing that again this year. (And, with June's busy schedule and therefore crappy training, I feel like I'm waaaaay behind where I should/could be at.)
My training in 2010 and 2024 kicked off with a descending 4x1 mile at the track with a longer 4 minutes between each interval. So I figured I'd do that as my first interval session that wasn't 200s, 400s, or 800s since this spring - it was truly a shift towards distance training as the Raspberry Run 1 Mile was 2 weeks ago.
I didn't have major goals, but I wanted to make sure to get faster and drop time. When I ran a 5:32 first interval, I didn't know if I'd be able to keep running each interval faster. That'd be a great start if I can keep it up, but it'd be TOO FAST if I run out of steam. The goal was to stay fast and suffer.
I still had the descend going as I started the 4th and final interval, and I was "going for broke" and trying to hit 5:15 (under 2:40 for half-mile splits). But my legs just couldn't do that. I still got my descend, but just BARELY:
2:47 + 2:45 = 5:32.2
2:44 + 2:41 = 5:26.0
2:41 + 2:40 = 5:21.9
2:42 + 2:39 = 5:21.6
AVE: 5:25.43
That was honestly better than I thought it would be! This "kick off" workout back in 2010 averaged 5:29, and last year it averaged 5:24 (just 1 second faster/interval than this workout). That's a good start to 10 mile training! Still... I'm not going to follow Coach Jen's intense workouts from 15 years ago... although I'll grab a few of them here-and-there maybe...
The sun is that orange glow in the trees to the left.
An hour later crossing the Mississippi.
Just a long moderate ride: 38 miles at 19 mph, adding in lots of extra little hills.
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