So I must have been half asleep when I set my alarm last night because I set it for 5:10, and there's no way I could get to Riverton High by 5:30 because my morning routine is so intricate. I showed up at the track about 5:55 and ran a few stairs to warm-up a little. We had a pretty good sized group. Jody joined us again, which I was happy about, plus we were privileged to have Walter join us for the first time. We'd been stressing about Walter coming because we know how fast he is and we were wondering what workout would challenge him. Fortunately, Peggy was in charge, so I didn't have to worry about it too much.
We ended up running some intervals on the track, but I didn't do very well; Walter lapped me at least twice. I just didn't feel like I had much "umph" today (is that a word?) We also ran about a 2.5 mile tempo, then did some more track stuff. I was mad at myself for doing so poorly that I went home and punished myself by running 7 miles more on the treadmill. Maybe that wasn't really punishment, maybe I was just feeding the addiction. Those treadmill runs really get the endorphins flowing. Man, it's great..... (Read Walter's blog and comments if you need an explanation.) Anyway, enough about that. Let's hope I do better next time. It was great being with everyone this morning. |