Saturday - 20 minute threshold (+ 2 x 20 sec, 6 x 10 sec hill sprints)

I know that I said this on Thursday, but I’d like to clarify that today was even more humid! Woke up after a sweaty night’s sleep to 24 degrees, 98% humidity and overcast skies. So, as per usual, the plan was to simply run on feel (which is the whole purpose of a threshold run anyway). Jogged up to North Head to ‘warm-up’ and I was already dripping wet by this stage. After some procrastination, I finally got going. The pace never felt as quick as last week (to be expected), but I did my best to ensure the same intensity - which I think I got it spot on once again. There were a few temptations along the way to call it quits due to the weather, but each time that happened I just backed it off slightly. In the end, only slightly slower than last week, finishing with 5.96km in 3:22’s. Quite happy with that given how tough it was out there. And I’d dare say at the least it was equal to last week’s effort. I had initially planned to take a two minute rest before doing another 5 minute effort, but 20 minutes was more than enough for today. Did my usual long cool-down, bumping into Jerome for a quick chat between Shelly and Manly Beach. Got home absolutely drenched, confirming that today was not the day to be running PB’s. Finished off with the usual hill sprints.