Tuesday
With my new-found love of speed work, I was super-psyched for this day! (I'm not sure what's wrong with me).
I loved this workout.
- 30 seconds hard, 1 minute easy x 5; then, 2 minutes of rest
- 20 seconds hard, 40 seconds easy x5; then, 2 minutes of rest
- 10 seconds hard, 20 seconds easy x 5; then, 2 minutes of rest
- 20 seconds hard, 40 seconds easy x 3; then, 2 minutes of rest
- 30 seconds hard, 1 minute easy x 3; then, 2 minutes of rest
- Plus, an easy run to and from our "track" (a circle portion of sidewalk)
- Total time: 47 minutes
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| The "track" |
This provided me with something I've never seen before: 2 miles with single-digit-minute times per mile! I didn't know this was possible for a turtle!
Distance: 4.33 miles
Thursday
Today was more mental training than anything else. We did 0.7-mile repeats of the worst part of the race: dreaded Mirror Lake (Women's Half Marathon in St. Pete). I did 4 repeats (along with running to and from the site), and I got progressively faster each time.
I'm so glad we did this because I hated this portion of the race last year. I was extremely bitter at this point. I was hot, tired and so over it. So really, this was perfect training.
Distance: 3.8 miles
Sunday
I'm still not happy with my long runs.
They're not terrible, but they're not the I-love-running-and-I-want-to-marry-it kind of runs either.
I'm not sure what's going on, but I continually feel like I'm out of energy on these early morning runs. I never feel in the zone. I used to love long runs, so I'm not really sure what's up.
But, it wasn't awful. It couldn't be too miserable if you're wearing one of your favorite shirts.
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| Love this shirt, loved this race, love Brooks |
On a completely random side note, "rock" is my favorite word. People assume that because I majored in a journalism field and I write that I like big, fancy words. Not necessarily the case. Rock is extremely versatile, and I just love it.
But I can't use it in reference to this run, sadly.
Distance: 7 miles
How was your week in running? Are you in love with speed work? Or am I crazy? How important is mental training in running? Why don't I love long runs like I used to? What is your favorite word?
