So after months away --- Achilles Tendencies (left achilles), Arthritis (right foot), Contusion (toe) and now a Wicked Blister (left foot) --- I finally made it down to the track this afternoon. Although my blister is right where my foot arch is suppose to be (I have crazy flat feet), I taped it up and blocked out the pain for a little over a hour.
The 6th Street track is roughly 1.2 miles from my apartment so it is the perfect distance for an easy warmup before jumping into a track workout. Today's workout was the following: 3 x mile with a 400 recovery between intervals. At first glance, I thought it was pretty simple since prior to becoming Mr. Glass (reference is from the movie Unbreakable --- Samuel L. Jackson), I was doing mile intervals with more reps and less rest but those were the good old days. Based on what happened out on the track today, I feel confident is saying that I am roughly at 39.4% running shape.
I would not say that the workout was bad --- let's be honest, I'm just happy to actually be running --- but it was a lot harder than I expected. My splits were even but after the first interval I was looking forward to the workout being over. My form was terrible, my VO2 was nonexistent, and my legs were not turning over quick enough. All-in-all, I am happy it is all over. Hopefully next week will be a little easier...
