Retest: 1 Mile Run
So here we are, at the end of another programming cycle. No matter your feelings towards running, there’s something eloquent and beautiful about today’s WOD. Nothing fancy – no bars, no extra weights, no fancy exercise tools. Just one simple task.
Get yourself from point A to point B as fast as you can using your own two legs.
We’ve been training for this. You are prepared. Now go out and get after it.
WOD:
1 mile run
what up 6:30!!!!!
running in da rain
8:43 (splits 2:03 / 2:14 / 2:16 / 2:10) –> gonna work on shaving the secs closer and closer to 2min splits
7:15, though I didn’t do the benchmark at the beginning of the cycle.
Paced myself a little because the all-out sprinting from the 800/400/200 left the tank empty after about 400m. Could have probably paced myself a little faster and been ok. Welcome and good job newbies!
KP!! My second attempt at a morning class was a fail, completely slept right through. So sorry, 6:30am I’m sure u kicked butt!!
We missed you… 🙂
8:20 – (1:48, 2:10, 2:10, 2:12) compare to
8:33 – (1:58, 2:15, 2:13, 2:07)
so… that final lap completely confuses me. I don’t see how it could be my slowest? Finishing strong is usually something I can do. In 2007, I did a track meet and got 7:18 in the mile. Much about me has changed since that time (50 pounds for starters, 10 on me, 40 in kindergarten), but I still think that is within reach again someday.
For the record, I really liked having a benchmark WOD to kick off the cycle – hope we can do that again!
WOD: 11:17
At least one minute was shaved because I didn’t stop for much needed encouragement from Nick at lap 3 back in July. This time, the calves tightened up lap 4 but kept pushing esp with boost from KP at last stretch.
5:30 was flying, nice job athletes!
UM – that’s UNDER 13! You’re amazing, lady. And at 5:30 in the freaking morning after donuts and alcohol.
I’m beyond impressed with you..
AM classes: WELL DONE!!
PM classes: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzx3ahGwqm1qalcu6o1_r1_500.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/run-forrest-run&h=225&w=500&sz=985&tbnid=LEhDKpwv4NMSnM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=200&zoom=1&usg=__TjvgtG9-9DL2XXCKVI7_PJGp0Og=&docid=USnbplQZeB6niM&sa=X&ei=6jkzUp_2OcTh4AOCkoCACQ&ved=0CC4Q9QEwAA&dur=413
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What does the comment section allow. Lets see if iframes are allowed
Original time was 8:23 today I did it 7:59. Felt good.
beep beep!
Can you use html in comments?
I love this test/re-test stuff with the training blocks. But it’d be really helpful for us part-timers to know ahead of time when they’re happening, so that we can plan accordingly. Now I’ll never know if all that training improved my mile time!
You can just sub the mile re-test in for your next workout! That’s what I did because I missed the baseline.
or, just run a mile.
True. but there is the nice apples-to-apples aspect of re-running on the CFSV “track”, complete with weeds and sharp turns and cars barreling toward you.
And hipsters. I had to dodge a lot of hipsters yesterday.
9:40 w/45# sandbag. fun.
9:42, down from 10:36 seven weeks ago. I was hoping for sub-10, so I’m pretty effing happy with that.
I’m really liking these skill-cycles too. The retest days are fun…I don’t so much see them as pressure – just a day to show off our new skillz after several weeks of hard work.
I am so utterly impressed by everyone’s accomplishments. Nice going, people! Now have a fantastic weekend.
6:45 – up 23 seconds from last time at 6:22
Blame it on the gluten?
No one can take my 6:22 PR away from me.
CRAY, nay
I missed the re-test, but fortunately, I was doing Reach the Beach:NH this past weekend so I had a number of opportunities to see how the last seven weeks at CFSV have helped my mile time. I’m pretty pleased with my progress:
test mile: 8:36.
first mile of my first leg of RTB: 8:19.
(I should note I maintained a steady clip for the rest of my mileage (16.8 miles broken up into three separate legs) for the rest of the race – averaged around 9:15, which includes a number of brutal NH hills).
Definite improvement!
I’m sad I had to miss this re-test. Will there be another opportunity to re-test in future months?