Run once around a track (a quarter mile) in two minutes or less. Then walk halfway around the track. Repeat fifteen times.

When I first read about repeats in my training guide, I thought "that sounds like an easy day off." Last week my training partner @spadachris and I tried repeats for the first time. It was like 87 degrees with 98% humidity. The first one was easy. By the time that we got to the 12th lap, it seemed like it might be impossible to get to the sixteenth. But we did it.

Tonight we ran our second night of repeats. 72 degrees and a light breeze. Middle school kids setting up for a band concert at center field. It was Americana the beautiful on a high school running track. And soooo much easier.

I'll look forward to repeats next week. It's a good break from the same runs, the same routes and the same songs on my iPod.

Halfway through training week #1, and feeling pretty good.