Yesterday, when I first saw the Saturday workout I saw 3 x 1 mile, and my instant thought was that my coach, Eilish had me down for a taper weekend. But then I noticed another label peeking from below. That was the precursor to the 8k tempo effort. Aah, I thought. That’s more like Eilish.
When I left in the morning, I was looking forward to hearing some music but I realised I had left my headphones behind. Just as well.
The intervals went better than expected. Fast but not fast as I need to get.
Taking a short break, getting some water, I saw a familiar runner, a Navy man, who I had run with a month or so back. I called out to him and asked him to join me for the tempo.
Off we went at a pace faster than the prescribed effort. Three rounds of the Niti Marg – Shanti Path loop and we were done.
Back home, it was a good workout and time for a big breakfast.
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