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3x Baldy + tempo mile with MFB

May 28, 2019 (Morning)

Exercise Type: Run

Weather: 50, nice

Comments:
Met Brent early for Baldy repeats: my first once since I hurt myself, mid-February.

CA ran the warm-up with us, then ran easy.

The plan for Brent: all sub-12. That's moderately fast. When I started baldies in '14, I'd do low 11s, then got down to high 9s! CA usually do mid to high 10s.

I led the first one, and felt super-strong and easy. But I accidentally ran 11:00! Brent stuck with me for halfway, then fell back.

Downhill, he crushed: I was about 10s behind.

Second rep...he fell back. This is his (mental inexperience) M.O. He fell off right away, and since he did, I didn't really hold back.

Me: 10:45
Brent: 13:00!

Thankfully Brent is responsive to being "firm". I told him: "If we don't break 12 on the last one, we're doing a fourth". And I meant it.

I led the downhill (he, dreadfully, fell back a bit). Before starting I built him up, telling him (truthfully) how fit and strong he is, but that his flagging is mostly mental.

So off we went. He stuck with me about a third of the way before falling off. Halfway, I just stopped. When he caught up, I forced him to lead and pushed him onward.

Split: 11:50!

Solid work. Decent descent.

At the bottom, after 3:00 of jog rest to Martin St, we did the tempo mile. The first half is slightly downhill, then flat.

Me: 6:07
Brent: 6:15

He hung with 'til about the last quarter.

Felt GREAT! I'm really encouraged with where I'm at. The left hip was a teeny bit sore, but righty was fine.