10×400; Definitely a Hard One!

10×400 in 1:39 (with a 400 RI) was today's run workout. I was nervous, not knowing whether I'd be able to make all of them. But I went out and ran hard, and told myself that if I didn't make one, I'd run another to make it. I was bound and determined to make 10 in under 1:39. I succeeded, and it felt oh, so good. And I only had to do 10 to complete 10 in that time. Not only that, but I finished each one in seconds under 1:39 and finished all of them in an average of 1:33. Here's the rundown:

• 15:41 warm up
• 1:28, 1:29, 1:34, 1:34, 1:34, 1:35, 1:34, 1:35, 1:35, 1:32
• Rest intervals were between 2:30 and 3:30; they got progressively longer as I progressed through the 10 sprints
  
• 13:55 cool down
• 1:16:46 total
• 1:33 average, 7 seconds of variance

I set my timer but turned it off after the first one because I wasn't using it. I decided just to run fast and see how I could do. The wind was blowing hard; I checked the weather before I started and it said the wind would be around 19–22 miles per hour. I don't think it was blowing that hard, but it sure was going. Fortunately, I set it up so that I could finish with the wind, and I definitely picked up the pace on every lap when I rounded the last corner. Also, I had a rabbit on the track for the last lap; I had to catch this guy and did.