Emily's training blog

Zamboni dodging at the Olympic Oval.  I decided today was a good day to get back into some speed workouts, so I headed out to Kearns.  I like the light and the climate control, but I was quickly reminded why this is not my favorite place to work out.  There is just so much traffic on the track!  The one that really annoyed me was the girl who was running in lane one in the opposite direction of everyone else.  They now have designated lane directions that switch daily.  Today's direction was "backwards". (not running backwards, just clockwise instead of counterclockwise.)    I had to recalibrate my distances since it's not a 400 meter track.

My workout was 4 x (600-400-200) with 2 minute, 90 seconds, 1 minute recovery inbetween.  I usually just jogged a 200, or actually a 240 inbetween.  

Set 1:  2:06, 81, 39

Set 2: 2:03, 80, 38

Set 3: 2:02, 80, 38

Set 4: 2:02, 81, 38

I couldn't really seem to break out of that 80-81 pace.  Still, I recovered quickly and felt pretty strong.  This workout was designed to get some turnover going.  I'm trying to regain some leg speed after a summer of marathon training.  I actually love running track workouts.

Short cooldown.  I wanted to get out of there before 7 to beat the traffic on 5400S.

My achilles were sore from the track yesterday.  Achilles soreness is okay.  Achilles strains are not okay.  I tried to warm them up properly before running, which is tough to do.  They take so long to get warm.  I will have to be careful as I incorporate speed work into my training again.

On the plus side, I feel much better than last week . . . a lot less clunky and out of shape.  Next week is going to be a challenge for training.  Teren will be traveling for work.  Time to hire all the teenage girls in my neighborhood for babysitting!

Cleaning your house from top to bottom counts as cross training, right?

Thanksgiving morning run with Jenny from Murray Park to Wheeler Farm.  It was an enjoyable start to the holiday with one of my favorite people.  My brother in law joined us and managed to get 8.5 miles in.  He's only been running 3-4 a day, so I think he's going to feel it tomorrow.  

I really need to get some new running shoes.  I'm not sure I can brave Black Friday to buy them.  Nothing like following up gluttony with greed!  (Can you tell I'm not a fan of Black Friday!)

Happy Thanksgiving Bloggers!

Instead of getting up early to shop, I got up early to run.  I wanted to get my workout done in time to take zumba with some of my family.  I decided to run on the treadmill in order to avoid both the smog, and crazy shoppers speeding down the road to get to their deal.  I arrived at the health club to find that it didn't open until six.  (Come on.  It's called 24 Hour Fitness for a reason!)  

Finding myself with 20 extra minutes, I drove next door to Sport Authority.  I figured that if I needed new running shoes I might as well get a deal.  I watched people park and get in line either at Sport Authority or JoAnne's.  I made a game of guessing who would get in which line.  The ladies in mom jeans, turtleneck sweaters and 90's bangs:  definitely JoAnne's.  The homies in basketball shorts, hoodies, and backwards baseball caps:  Sport Authority.  I'm so easily entertained.

After purchasing my early Christmas present, I headed to the gym.  My hips and achilles were thanking me for the new footwear.  I felt so much better!  I warmed up 2 miles and then ran 8 x 3 minutes on/ 2 minutes off.  I started at 6:07 pace, and ended at 5:40 pace.  My recovery was at 7:30 pace.  This workout fell somewhere between a tempo run and a speed workout in effort.  I'm working my way up to 10-12 repeats.  8 was good for today.  I cooled down until I hit 10 miles.  67:43 for the entire workout.

Later AM:  Zumba with my sisters-in-law.   Lots of fun!

It was such a beautiful morning, albeit pretty chilly to start.  I ran with Jenny on the wonderful Jordan River Parkway.  We ran 4.5 miles north and turned back.  Then, I ran another 1.5 south and back.  Only 2 turns in the whole run.  What excitement!  I felt pretty good, and it's nice not feeling so pounded.  Before I got new shoes, it felt like I was running in ballet flats on my runs.  It's nice to be getting rid of some of the aches and pains.  It showed in the run.  6:44 and 6:36 for the last two miles.  7:10 average pace.