We used today’s workout to do some ladders to just get the feel of how things were going to go. And let me start off by saying, I hate the track. I have a hard time believing that during my high school years I was a sprinter and I could run a 400m dash in around a minute.

Twice as old, twice as slow.

½ mile warm up – 6:00
100 – :21
100 – :20
200 – :41
200 – :42
400 – 1:57
400 – 1:51
800 – 4:11
800 – 4:19
Cool down – ¼ mile – walking

How many of these 800m dashes do I have to do before I get faster? Because they are nasty and I’m thinking 2 is plenty. I’m good with the 100m and 200m. Why can’t I only do those?

We tried to video this, but it was just too dark, so pretend it’s an audio clip. Here is the first 400 and parts of the second 800. Cindy’s commentary just cracks me up. Her sweet voice just makes me so happy.

Track Torture #1 from Runner Susan on Vimeo.