I made it out to the Oval this morning. (Finally!) It was even a bargain day; one dollar because it is a red burn day. So, I did some people dodging on the track, but that is still preferable to yesterday's run on the treadmill where someone left their chewed up gum in the console. Thank you so much, Considerate Stranger!
I warmed up 15 minutes. My legs were a bit tired from yesterday's "hill" run, so I pared down the workout a touch. I ran 20 sets of 1 minute on 1minute off. I was pretty consistent, staying between 5:20 and 5:25 pace. I thought that was pretty good considering it was 5:30 in the morning and I was wearing trainers. It was actually nice to do some turnover work. I definitely use different muscles during speedwork than when I'm just logging mileage. I cooled down 15 more minutes.
So, I'm debating whether to run an easy 4-5 this afternoon, which will only leave me 7 tomorrow, or save the entire 12 for tomorrow. If the air quality stays like this, I will be banished to the treadmill again. I kind of dread the thought of running for an hour and a half on the treadmill. Hmmm . . . what to do? | 