Time for a little tempo (threshold) training. This is probably the one thing I've neglected most, so I should be able to reap some benefits with three T workouts before the marathons start. Today is 2 x 1 mile at T pace (~90%) with 1 minute active recovery. My T pace should be somewhere around 7:15/mile. I'm having some doubts about the veracity of the HRM data from Great Bay. Looking at today's workout, the first T mile was 7:05 (144 bpm at end) and the second was 7:42 (146 bpm). The effort was the same, but the first one was generally downhill, while the second was up, so the times and the perceived effort both squared with T pace. But if the Great Bay data are to be believed, my T HR should be 166, and I've only hit 166 at the end of a 5k several weeks ago. It was a nice little run, the weather is warm but not hot, and running is fun.
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