Week 12 - Key Run Workout #2

Posted by Steve ()

September 27, 2007

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Just 24 hours after yesterday’s energy sapping workout, I decided to run my second key run workout of the week. I plan on running an 8k race on Saturday and a 5k race on Sunday, so I wanted to give myself as much time as possible to recover from tonight’s 10 mile at planned marathon pace tempo run.

With the temperature still up in the mid 80’s, I decided before I set off that I’d be happy with 5 miles at planned marathon pace and 5 miles at a steady pace. I didn’t want to run myself into the ground before the weekend.

My first mile was a nice progressive 7:16, followed up by four quicker miles in 6:43, 6:51, 6:40 and 6:30. At this point I was fatigued, but happy that I’d averaged just under 6:50 for the 5 miles, and slowed down slightly as planned to recover.

However, after two slower miles (7:25 and 7:24), I took an experimental Energy Surge tablet from Hammer Nutrition, and found myself speeding up again for the final three miles - 7:01, 6:58 and 6:45.

Energy Surge (formerly ATP 100), is a remarkable product. Tonight was the third time I’ve used it on a training run and its benefit is quite amazing. The product description says “Instant energy right when you need it” and it’s true. Simply allow 1-2 tablets to dissolve under the tongue as needed during exercise and wait for the Energy Surge! Sound too good to be true? Read more about Energy Surge on the Hammer Nutrition web site. (Reminder, if you place an order and mention my affiliate ID, you’ll receive 15% off the order total).

Back to the workout. All in all a much better performance than my Tuesday track workout, and although it took a lot out of me, I now I have two nights off before my 8k race on Saturday morning. I wonder how that will go?

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