Yoyoyo Runners !!!
Happy and healthy New Year to everyone! I hope this year we can all smash our goals — and of course, stay injury-free.
Because of a mix-up on my end with the bus schedules, I ended up staying one extra day in Larissa, which actually worked out well since I got to fit in my interval workout there.
As the early-morning runner I usually am, I woke up around 9 a.m., had a banana, my usual fresh orange juice, and headed toward the stadium.
Once I arrived, I realized it was closed due to the holiday (something I had completely forgotten), so I made my way to the park that runs along the river crossing the city.
It’s a popular meeting spot for local runners, and that was obvious — I saw people of all ages out there getting their miles in.
Workout Timeline: //Check out my workout on Strava here.
- 2K Warm Up (6:30->6:00/km)
- 4x(100 (23'') + 1:30 R (100m))
- 2' R
- 6x(1000 (4:35->4:30) + 1:10 R (100m))
- 2K Cool Down (7:00/km)
More details:
Since I wasn’t on the track, it was a bit harder to lock into the exact pace. I’ve noticed that Strava has a small margin of error, especially on short reps — for example, on the 100m efforts it was showing 70–80 meters, even though I had measured the distance beforehand.
The plan was to run the reps at 4:35/km, but as you can see, I pushed a little harder.
I managed to complete all 6 repetitions without ever feeling like I was about to quit. And yes — you can definitely tell how excited I was afterward 😄.
From here on:
Tomorrow (January 2nd) is a rest day so today’s workout can really sink in.
See you over the weekend, when I’ll be getting in some steady mileage.
