I'd hit the gas, nothing would happen!

RUN: 7 miles in 70 mins, speed work of 6x800
STRENGTH: Plyo workout 45-50 mins

My lower back is improved and my ankle is about the same (hurts only to touch or stretch) so I saw no reason to skip today's run. I did see reason to skip the "speed" aspect of it, but I've learned over the years that no matter what I think I can do, I can usually do better.

So today was funny in that while I thought I'd surprise myself with a fast workout, instead I surprised myself by finding no response when I opened the throttle!

4 of us met at the track for 6x800's. I didn't have a set goal time or pace in mind, instead I just shot for a nice 75% ish range of effort. The first intervals came in around the 3:55 mark, or just under 8 min miles. As the intervals progressed, they got slower and slower until the last at 4:10.

But the funny thing was how dead my legs were, yet how awake my mind was. IT would pass me by in his interval and I'd think to myself "faster turnover, light feet, go-go-go" and.....zippo. Nothing would happen. I'd play it in my head. I'd try to find one level deeper. I'd take a long rest interval. Nothing. It was like my legs had a throttle governor limiting them to just that one speed.

On top of that, my stomach was burpy and tossing around the idea of tossing the cookies. At least if I'd have puked I'd have a good story about why my workout was so slow!

The plyo workout was soon after the run. I took the "X" out of it and just did a light easy session to rest the back and ankles. My legs were shot anyway, there wasn't much "cat" in me today.