T - 44 = Thursday track workout

Holy crap!!! We're inside 45 days to go!!

Ran 1.6 warmup and 1.6 mile warmdown.

In the middle we had CV work (critical velocity). I love this workout.
2000M X 4, all at CV pace, which is about 12-15k pace. (with a 1 to 2 min break in between - preferrably closer to 1 min.)

I'm finally coming to terms with my fitness and accepting it. That statement probably makes no sense. Lets see if I can explain it....

I have failed at a 3:10 marathon 3 times, so i've been runnng my same track workout splits for 2 years repeatedly. I know them by heart, I know how they feel, and can pop in and out of 5k, 10k, 15k, HMGP and MGP paces like i'm on Autopilot.

So, my Marathon goal is 3:10, but based on my recent 10K, pace calculators suggest a fitness level of a 3:01:37 marathon. So today I asked Sisson if I should run my current Fitness Times or Marathon based times. He told me to run based on fitness times for the CV.

So that means decreasing paces:
3:10:00 marathon = 6:30/10K - 6:42/15K
3:01:37 marathon = 6:14/10K - 6:25/15K

It's so weird to move up in track split times after probably close to 100 track workouts at the same 3:10 based paces for so long. I know this sounds really dumb to people reading this, but I've accepted that I'm much fitter and I've accepted that I need to run faster track times. It feels weird though, but this is my second trackworkout on new speeds based on fitness, and I nailed it.

Goal: 1.36-1.38 range on my 400s for a 6:25 pace

1.38
1.41
1.38
1.37
1.38
-- 1.15 rest
1.33
1.37
1.37
1.37
1.36
-- 2.0 rest (water was far)
1.34
1.39
1.37
1.35
1.37
-- 1.15 rest
1.35
1.36
1.38
1.38
1.35

Nailed a track again! i felt fantastic. I could have EASILY done a 5th set.

By the way, I don't care what my fitness level suggests I can run for a marathon. I mean, sure it adds confidence, which i welcome; but my goal is a 3:10 marathon. Once I hit 3:10, we can start thinking about something else. But until then, 3:10 is the goal.

RESPECT. THE. DISTANCE.

Happy running!