Z1/Z2 endurance run. Note to self - 48 hrs rest (from running) after an LT test. Had 35 hrs since the test and I was definitely sore. The first 2 miles were torture. Probably because I haven't been doing any threshold/speed work.

WU: 100, 200
Drills:
Side: 100, 2x50 drill/swim
Fist: 100, 2x50 drill/swim
MS:
1000 (18:17) 500 splits: 9:20,8:57
5x100 on 2:00 (1:46,1:44,1:43,1:46,1:43)
CD: 100 ez

New PRs for 500 and 1k.
Felt like I was fighting the water all morning. Happy that I pushed through and did 1k despite not being on. Felt like flip turns have been keeping me from doing longer distances so I did open turns for the 1k. Went out slow, but probably paced well b/c I was able to negative split and finish strong. After reading Glen's thread with Mike Ricci yesterday, I guess this makes my T-pace 1:50.

Nice easy evening spin. Just felt like getting outside and stretching the legs out - they were pretty tender from the LT test this morning.

Run LT Test.
10' warm up: 151avg/154max, avg pace: 10:00
Start 30 min. TT:
10': 168avg/179max, avg pace:9:05
20': *184avg*/193max, avg pace: 8:00

Holy cow! Last time I did a run LT test was September and that resulted in a LT of 174. I was floored when I was half way through the last 20' and I was holding 180+. The only difference from the last test was temperature (37 vs. 90 deg) which I'm sure can have a little affect, but it's out of my control. This means I've been slacking BIG TIME on all my runs and explains why I've been very comfortable spending the majority of my long runs in the mid 160s which I thought was upper Z3. Turns out that all my zones were exactly an entire zone too low! My Z2 runs have been in Z1. I assume this is from quality training and not a fluke. When I last did the test I'd only been training seriously for 3 months. And in fact, when I did that test, I didn't even make the entire 20' because I totally crashed and couldn't finish. Very motivating finding...I can't wait to implement the new zones.

I just read in "Going Long" that increases of 5-15 beats per annum in LT are possible in the early years of training. That would certainly be the case with me so I guess this is legit.

Trainer:
20' z1
2'@ 19mph
1:30 @ 20mph
1:00 @ 21mph
All intervals on 2' rest
15' Z2
Avg cadence: 93
Don't know the numbers of the cassette rings I used, so I went off speed which was kinda fun.

WU: 2x50, 100
200 ez
Drills:
100 side
100 one arm
100 fist
200
100

Ran to the track and calibrated the speed sensor on the HR monitor. Out 304 and back with 25' Z3, then back on the track to check pace and finished up in high Z2. Good run altogether. Main focus was running for 1:40 which was accomplished. Purty durn chilly until the sun came up.