Speed?

Yesterday was a cross train day. I did the 30 minutes Sweat and Shape as part of the Get lean NTC program and then added another 45 minutes of Advanced Yoga. I wish there was some Beginner yoga workout though, some of the poses just make me laugh. There is no way I could do a crow pose in near future :)

I kind of dreaded the run today as it was supposed to be the speed run. I have just one pace that I am comfortable with and any change of that is killing me. It is around 6:45 min/km, I am a slow runner.

I am not sure, how to read my training plan but if it says: "Ready for today's speed set? Take it up a notch with a 3K fast-paced run.", I read it as "run for a warm-up, then do the 3K and then run to cool down". All together it was 5,52 km and it was not at all bad. My "fast" pace was 5:45-6:15 min /km (mind you, there was some elevation on the way). I could keep that pace for more than a few hundred meters, I did not die, not even thought of dying.

I am very happy about the workout. It may sound weird, but I feel like a real runner now.