Zilker extra-long ladder
This week the extra-long version of the ladder workout was back on the schedule. I missed this the last time because they do it on Tuesday and Wednesday, and I’ve been going on Monday and Thursday. So, since I heard it was so much fun, I was determined to get to do it this time. I was willing to do it either today or tomorrow, but I decided to go for today. The faster people were there today, and this will give me an extra day to recover in case I get to run in the relays this Friday. I arrived a little late, so I hurried a bit on the warm-up run over to Zilker Park, and the group was already doing the drills when I got there. I got myself caught up and got ready to run.
This workout was intense! I felt a little off at first, but I stuck with it and had some good times. I was a bit confused and thought we were doing four of the 1000s, but after the first one of those the others pointed out that we were only due for three. I decreed that that last lap was the one that really made the difference, so I really stepped it up a notch to make sure I was practicing being tough at the end.
- 3000m - 12:07
- 2000m - 7:43
- 2000m - 7:35
- 1000m - 3:38
- 1000m - 3:44
- 1000m - 3:31
Those are some serious times. I could stand to be a bit more consistent, but I think I might have had some tiredness in my legs from this past weekend after all. I felt good doing it, though. It felt like my cooldown run back to RunTex was exceptionally slow, but according to the watch it was the same speed as the warm-up. Go figure. I did a couple stretches, and that was it for the day!