Emily's training blog

I ran a two mile warm-up, and then ran 4x200 as a continuation of the warm-up.  My workout was 4 x 800 with a lap jog recovery.  My goal was to run them under three minutes.  They ended up being: 2:55, 2:53, 2:57, and 2:54.  I would have liked to run them a little more consistently.  The third one I got out too slow and had to negative split. The other three I ran 86 on the first lap, but had a difficult time holding the pace.  I guess I didn't drop too far off.  I wanted to run more cool down, but I had to get the kids from the babysitter, so I just ran a half mile cool down.

Scout night tonight, which means Teren has to be at the church by seven.  I only had time for a short run at the club.  5 miles in 34:12.  I started at 8.4 mph and increased every 5 minutes for the first two miles, every half a mile for the next two miles, and every minute for the last mile.  Total time: 34:12.  I felt really good.  The fitness is slowly but surely coming back. 

Arrgggh!  Bad week.  I started off well, but things fell apart in the middle of the week.  Try Try Again!  At least I ended the week with a good run.  I ran from my house down to the river trail.  Usually, to Gardener Village is ten miles, but the trail was blocked about a quarter mile from the village.  So, I added an extra loop around the neighborhood when I got home.  I threw down some faster miles in the middle.  I had a three mile section where I ran a 6:42, a 6:25, and a 6:31.  My total time was 68:31

So, I gotta get the mileage up next week.  It definitely works best if I get up early in the morning to run.  (5 a.m. is SO early!!).  When I wait until Teren comes home, stuff always seems to come up.