Wednesday - 1.5 mi. WU&CD
10x400m R pace (1:32-1:36) with 400m recovery
4 striders to start
8 miles total
I did this on the t-mill (incline 1%). I know I know, I really need to suck it up and do these outside but the track is still gross and the idea of running back and forth on the street isnt appealing - like staring at a wall on the t-mill is better, but somehow it doesnt bug me, Anyway, I brought my Garmin along to use as an old fashioned stop watch to get my lap times. The idea of trying to do the math in my head to figure out splits is NOT something I care to do. So here's how it went down,
1.)1:33 2.)1:33 3.)1:34 4.)1:33 5.)1:33
6.)1:32 7.)1:31 8.)1:31 9.)1:32 10.)1:27!!!
I totally forgot about the striders until a mile into my warm up, whoops, so I quick got those in, then started the intervals. The first 5 felt good, took a little bit for my legs to loosen up, but I stayed pretty consistant during the first half so I'm happy with that. The second half was great. I really wanted to see what I could push myself to do. My legs were feeling it at this point, but I knew I was almost done. I did the best I could and to have my last one be under 1:30 is awesome for me :) I ended this workout with a smile on my face for sure.
Enter compliment #1. There was an older guy running next to my basically my entire workout. After he was done, he came around in front and told me he could only dream of going that fast and he was impressed. I was flattered. I tend to just do my thing and I dont think anyone really pays attention to me, so it was nice.
Compliment #2. Another older guy, who I always see in the free weight area comes up to me as I was stretching and said "the running machine is here!" Ha! I had to laugh. He asked how far I went, I said "just 8 today", he told me he's lucky if he goes 8 miles in his car! He gave me a thumbs up and told me to keep up the good work.
I dont write this stuff to boost my ego or anything, its just nice to finally get comments that support my hard work. Its nice to hear things other than I need to eat a sandwich, I'm obsessed, or that I workout to much. Days like this make me even more excited for Fargo and my goals.
clearly I need more attention... and people to tell me good job all the time |
Oh, and also, I'm experimenting with different things to eat during my long runs in prep for Fargo. I know I probably dont need anything for only 13 miles, but I tend to not eat much before runs because of my turd (no pun intended) of a digestive system. So the idea of getting some fuel during the run is something I think would work for me. Last Saturday I tried Shot Blocks and found them to be ok (didnt upset my stomach), but they were really hard to eat while I was running (super thick and chewy). Anyone have any ideas on what might be good? I'm thinking of getting some Sport Beans for this weekends long run, but am not sure.....thoughts please!! Oh, and I wont do Gu's, I want to barf just thinking about them...