I had a relapse of stomach issues yesterday. It has not been a fun post-Christmas week. But, today I seemed to be back in fighting form.
I drove up to the Oval to get a speed workout in. Once there, I quickly realized that they were holding the US speed skating championships and I couldn't get on the track. (Unless I wanted to run in front of an audience in lane 4. Not so much!)
So, I drove back down 5400 S to the health club. I realized that I hadn't eaten in 4 hours, and my stomach was growling. This is not a good way to start a workout. So, I grabbed some energy-providing jelly beans from the pro shop. They didn't taste great, but got me through my workout without crashing. I warmed up 2 miles and then ran 10 sets of 3 minutes on 2 minutes off. On the fast interval I started at 10.0mph and increased .1 every interval. I recovered at 8.0 mph. I finished the run to 10 miles. I was going to cool down on the treadmill, but saw a non-running friend on the stationary bikes. So, I went and rode for 20 minutes while I chatted with her. I figure I can count that for two more miles.
I wanted to meaningfully blog about my running highlights of 2010, but since Lily is screaming her head off while attached to my leg, I will have to leave that for tomorrow!
Total time for 10 miles: 64:27 | 