Lets get down to business...
Monday
Hard workout - 5x(2x200's R pace (equal recovery), 1x400's R pace with equal recovery)
R pace = Repetition pace = FAST! (:51 for 200's and 1:44 for 400's)
I wasnt as nervous about this one, it was more or less I wasnt sure what to expect. I hadnt run on a track since I was about 14, and back then I didnt care to work hard, I was just on the track team cause my friends were :). So I was going into it pretty blindly. Luckily J-bomb was game to tag along, and turns out it was a blast! I think I'm going to like the track ( I say that now, ask me in a few months if I still like it!). I was able to pretty much nail all my times, coming within just a second or two faster/slower. I was surprised that my legs held up and never really fell apart. Although Jake did tell my towards the end my form was getting a little sloppy - gotta work on that! One thing that did happen was that my calves got pretty tight towards the end. Nichole mentioned that it is probably because I am running more up on my toes for these fast repeats. I suppose I never really paid attention, but it makes total sense. They feel better today, but I just need to keep stretching well and foam rolling.
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| note the red nose, it was cold! |
Tuesday
5 miles easy ( 9+pace)
avg. pace 8:25 - OOPS!
I may pay for this today. Nichole, if you're reading this, yikes! I hope this doesnt come back to bite me on todays hard workout. This just shows that I am clueless when it comes to being aware of what certian paces felt like. I kept looking down at my watch, telling myself to slow down, but just never seemed to be able to. On the plus side I never felt like I was working really hard. My breathing was good and I felt in control the whole time. I did have some sweet tunes on my Ipod though, so that probably made me run bit faster, this song came on when I had about 1.5 miles left - I couldnt help but get in a groove!
Todays workout is;
7 miles total - 1.5 WU&CD (warm up & cooldown)
Sets of ( 2min. hard, 1 min. easy, 1 min. hard, 30 sec.easy, 30 sec.easy), rinse, repeat
Not quite sure yet what my pace will be for the "hard" parts, but I'm sure I'll figure it out as I go along. I'm doing this workout on the t-mill. It's a lot easier for me to keep track of time if I have it right in front of me on the tmill screen. I'm sure once I get the hang of it I will take them outside.
So I'm crossing my fingers that I didnt screw myself today since I went too fast yesterday. So if my legs cant hack it I will know why, and it will be all my fault. I also HAVE to get in a strength session after my run, so I will be at the Y for like a million hours - lord help me...
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