Easy Run + 7 x 8 sec. hill sprints. Average pace on easy run: 9:14. 8:16 am, 65°, 47% humidity, wind 10 SSE. I was very grateful for the opportunity to sleep in today. I could really use it after 3 solid weeks of early rising. But it was weird to get out and start my run in full day light. I felt kind of vulnerable somehow. I run in full daylight on Saturdays, but that's on the trail and it's more secluded. Pace on the hill sprints was 7:13, 6:45, 7:07, 6:46, 6:54, 6:16, 6:09. It's weird how, except for the last one, I alternate between a faster and slower pace. I don't do it consciously.
A friend of mine from church is wanting to join the Army in order to attend nursing school. She needs to pass a physical fitness test in order to get into the Army, and right now she's not in condition to pass it. I agreed to help her get in shape. I don't have any kind of formal training or expertise in coaching/personal training. However, I have successfully taken myself from 200 lbs and sedentary to in pretty good shape. And most importantly, I'm free. So if anyone has any suggestions about what exercises I should have her do or how I should go about this, I'd appreciate it.
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