Not-so-fast-running-blog

Workout: Easy, easy run

Overall Average Pace: 10:00

Splits:

• 1 mi - 10:09 / 2 mi - 10:12 / 3 mi - 10:25 / 4 mi - 10:20 / 5 mi - 9:28 / 6 mi - 9:24

Thoughts:

• This was the second day in a row that I was able to run outside. Most of the snow and ice had melted so it was much easier to run.
• I just listened to my body and ran slow. It was fun and relaxing to have zero pressure. It was a nice way to end week 9 of my training.

Workout: 55 minutes easy with

• 5 x 30 second strides - 6:58
• 60 second easy recovery

Overall Average Pace: 10:12

Conditions:

• 51 degrees
• Wind S 9 mph 

Splits:

• 1 mi - 12:02 / 2 mi - 10:22 / 3 mi - 10:08 / 4 mi - 9:45 / 5 mi - 10:04 / 6 mi - 8:47

Thoughts:

• It's so great running outside again! My entire being is happy!
• The last time that I did splits outside, my pace was 7:25. I could hardly breathe after running each one. Today. I ran my splits faster and recovered much quicker. What a nice feeling to experience some form of improvement!

Workout: Yasso 800's (treadmill)

• 10 minute warm-up
• 9 x 800m with 400m jog / 4:16 / 9th Yasso - 4:00
• 10 minute cool-down

Thoughts:

• I am srill off with my timing. I need to run about 11 seconds faster to meet my marathon goal pace. It's hard to gage on the treadmill, but this Yasso was more successful than my last attempt.

Workout: Easy 60 minute run

Overall Average Pace: 10:26

Conditions:

• 31 (feels like 21 degrees)
• Ice and snow

Cross Training:

• Spinning: 45 minutes

Thoughts:

• Cross training has been at a stand still this week. I have been battling headaches every day. My classroom has a bad case of the flu. On Tuesday, I had 10 students absent. It has been like that for the remainder of the week.

Workout:

• 65 easy minutes 
• 5 x 30 second strides (7:02)
• 60 seconds easy recovery

Overall Average Pace: 9:55