Had to get in to work super early again today so by 3pm I was ready to get outta the office and off my butt. Finally headed down to the gym at 3:30pm and decided to get a little TM work in before class at 4pm. Did 1.35mi in 15:00 on rolling hills program at a medium pace (11:06) so by 4pm, I was warmed up (but not worn out) for class. Running 101 class. About 1/2 the class was at a big meeting at our other location so there were only about 8 of us. One of the instructors was at the meeting, so the other one and I were the only two guys. Usually, there's one guy and two ladies that I usually just jog with at their pace (about 10:30 on the workouts). Tonight, knowing the other runners in the class, I wouldn't have anyone to run with so I decided to make it a harder workout. I figured I'd pick it up and shoot for about 85% or so on the workout portions. Fast enough, but not too fast to risk injury. I think I did alright, especially considering my workouts the previous two days. Definitely the toughest class workout schedule yet. - 0.15mi warm-up walk to Point State Park (there's a 1/4mi oval-ish pathway there)
- 75m pick-up with short recovery walk
- 150m pick-up with short recovery walk
- 5 mins jogging - did about 0.65mi (7:40 pace) - Definitely pushed this one and will have to verify on the Garmin at home, but I caught the slowest runners right at the end which was fun.
- Walked a lap for about 5 mins
- 5:30 jogging - took this one a little slower, 0.66mi (8:24 pace)
- Walked about 2 mins
- Then did the two pick-ups again. This time I watched my pace at the end. Both were right about 6:20 pace, which was pretty good for me. I didn't feel like I was sprinting, just pushing the speed
- Then jogged 0.35mi back to the gym pretty slow (10:30 pace)
After yesterday's and tonight's workout, I feel "addicted" to running again. Haven't felt that way in quite a while - hence my lack of consistency. I've enjoyed running when I've gone out, and although I still feel really slow right now, I'm looking forward to my next training run. I'm going to be a little sore after today, so I'll take tomorrow off and run again Friday. I'm really glad things are starting to solidify for me, especially since the Steelers 5k is coming up real soon! :-) | 