With it practically storming outside, I thought tonight would be a good night to finally check out Monarch Park’s new indoor track. Eight bucks gets you in the door. (Although I didn’t have cash and their debit was down and they let me in anyway because it was my first time — thanks guys!) Once you are in, it’s a bit of a free-for-all. It was packed when I arrived, with kids running around and a super fast men’s run club lapping everyone. But by the time I got dressed and warmed-up (around 8pm), it had cleared out. Just me and a few other lonely runners.

Today’s plan was this:

2km warm-up
5×600 with 90 second breaks
2km cool down

It hurt. A lot. I’m convinced my muscles are not designed for anaerobic exercise. I remember when I was a kid I read in Sports Illustrated for Kids (best magazine for an 11-year-old ever) that there are peanut butter muscles (designed for endurance) and jelly muscles (designed for sprinting). I am alllllll peanut butter.

Here are my splits:

2:53
2:40
2:37
2:42
2:41

Fast, right? Too fast! I misjudged the track markings and I actually ran 550m each time instead of the allotted 600m. Live and learn.