Track Workout. I did the same format as the last few times. 400, 800, 1600, 800, 400 and again, I lowered my target pace -- this time to 5:20 with 400m rest between each interval. The times and effective paces were as follows:
400 - 1:15 - 5:00
800 - 2:36 - 5:12
1600 - 5:21 - 5:21
800 - 2:38 - 5:16
400 - 1:17 - 5:04
This time the pace was not too easy, and as you can see, I actually missed it one of the intervals. I will not lower the pace again next time, and I will probably stick with 5:20 for a little while as it was almost attainable this time, but was certainly not easy. Also, the weekly routine that I previously thought would be a good idea, may actually not be. I was going to run easy on Monday - Thursday, and do a track workout on Saturday, taking the other days off. But I now realize that that lowers my weekly mileage to around 25ish, and may keep me too fresh for the Saturday workouts. I don't want to accidentally cause an end-of-the-season-style peak.
For the next one, I'll probably add an interval and hopefully hit the target pace a little better.
