During the warm up, I was feeling dizzy, and I really didn't think I could do the work out. I tried pushing for 7.0 for half a mile, but my heart rate shot up to the 90s almost immediately. So I turned it back down to my warm up pace (10 Minutes Per Mile / 6.0 MPH) to regroup.
I decided to switch treadmills after the dizziness passed and I had regained control of my heart rate. I don't know if it was the treadmill, or if my body found a piece of carb in the recesses of my storage areas, but I cranked out 2 miles on the other treadmile at a solid 6.8 MPH pace. The heart rate didn't exceed 87%, and it felt like I was cruising. Right after the second mile at tempo, the energy faded, and I struggled to pull in that last half mile at pace.
Overall, I completed more than the prescribed 5 miles ala Runner's World, and I did get 3 miles worth of tempo in, although with a bit of a break in between the first half mile and the second 2.5 miles. I guess I can't really complain, but I hope it will be smoother at the next go around.
Tonight is all about strength conditioning at the Power class. Maybe a little boxing to follow, but I'm not entirely committed.
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I know of the plan you are talking about. Furman First designed this plan and have published this in RW several times. I went through a case study while they developed this and I must admit it was a bit to aggressive for me. BEST OF LUCK! If you want their website I will gladly pass it on to you. It goes into greater detail than RW can allow.
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