AM:(12.5 miles, 1:41:14). 2 mile wu + 400m strides (20:51) then 5 x 1 mile w/800m recovery (7:11, 7:08, 7:10, 7:12, 7:12) + 3 x 200m w/200 recovery (:49, :48, :48) then (finally) 2 mile cd. I am not sure how I feel about this workout. It was not easy, and it was a little slower than I was hoping. But, it also was the fastest workout I have done in over a year and the hardest I have done in a couple years ... and after a week of the highest mileage I have ever done. I think the race next week is not actually going to be even a cross-country PR, but it will be a good workout and a lot of fun. PM:(3.5+ miles, 34:01). Whoops, another run in the dark! I ran on the bike path, there were dozens of rabbits (and very loud birds) out. A bird scared me half to death - I thought it was a person, right by my head! Couldn't see my watch easily so I ran a little further than I meant to. I felt ok, but I am very tired now. I am too old for this. On a side note, I just got back and was listening to NPR on the way home, I ended up sitting in the garage until the story was over with tears running down my face. It was an interview with a miner in Congo - they have thousands of "independents" that simply dig holes in the side of mountains looking for coal. Their lives are horribly difficult. The guy they interviewed (and there are thousands just like him) stays in the mine for weeks on end, when he does get home, hopefully with a little money - his wife is laying sick with malaria. No money for a doctor, barely enough to buy her some food, the next morning, he leaves again. I know these things, I realize how lucky I am every day -- but still, every once in a while it just takes my breath away.
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