Crazy 8s

Let me preface my post by saying that I dread this workout. I have a healthy respect/fear of how my body reacts to this workout. This workout made me visit the hospital last fall.

We warmup about 1.5-1.75 miles to the Barton Springs parking lot. We do 200 meter strides along the course we will be running. 200m flat, 200m steep uphill, turn around, 200m downhill, turn around, 200m back up steep uphill, recover 400 meters downhill back to start with 5 minutes rest to start the next set. Do 4 sets. Ugh!

Here is what I put in my Nike Training log:

Mac's Workout
Warmup to Barton Springs parking lot (16:30)
1 set of strides - 800m (3:56)
Crazy 8s workout 4x800m take split every 200m
#1 56.69 1:07.77 1:01.39 1:07.12 recovery 400/rest
#2 58.36 1:06.32 1:04.31 1:07.74 recovery 400/rest
#3 1:00.93 1:07.19 1:06.58 1:05.50 recovery 400/rest
#4 1:00.34 1:07.96 1:04.26 1:09.59 recovery 400
Cooldown to runtex (16:10)

I actually did it! At the end of it I was so proud of myself! WoooHooo!

There was also a new guy with us, Mario, who made the goofiest comment after the first set. He had gone out really fast and struggled going up the hill. When Mac was talking to him in front of the group, Mac suggested that he not go out as hard. Mario actually had the nerve to say that he would have slowed down, but that 'the girls would catch him'! Wow! I could not believe that he actually thought that if we caught him then it would somehow be a bad thing or somehow mean he was 'slow'. As it turned out, we beat Mario on the next 2 sets, and not just by a little. Mario, get used to it! We are much faster and stronger runners than you expect.