Run > Track Session

Taper session for Saturday's 800m race. I didn't want to do anything hard because a) I want to taper properly this week and b) my body still isn't 100% right - my right hip flexor is still tight/fatigued and I'm worried about injuring it. Also, still feel very lethargic, even after a good night's sleep. Ned was doing 6 x 300m with a 2.5-minute recovery (which was too intense for me) and Ben was doing 5 x 500m (well he actually did 6 in the end) with a 3-minute recovery. I decided to jump in with Ben after 100m and do some 400s - which I decided to cap at 4 after the 3rd. He was running around 68/69 per lap pace, so I just tucked in behind him and tried to keep as relaxed as possible, while keeping good form. We were hitting 200m (300m for him) in around 32/33. On the last I took over the lead and finished a few seconds ahead of him - I wanted to check how my legs would cope (and also catch Steve Rose!). The first rep actually felt the hardest, I felt flat and almost still full of lactic acid, but seemed to 'break into it' after that.