Old mizuno precision faithfuls today. This was a marathon workout. Something Kelli does everyday. This will probably only happen once in a blue moon--- although I felt quite well today. This was the first morning I awoke in the last four to five weeks without very stiff calves. I have stopped running in my Brooks Pureflow so I am thinking that I was right about the shoes for me.
530am TM (was going to go easy and then well I got the notion to run "hills" on the TM)
2% 4 mile warmup: 8:34, 8:20, 8:06, 7:53.
Then kept it at 7:53 pace for this:
1/2 mile 2.5%
1/2 mile 3%
1/2 mile 3.5%
1/2 mile 4 %
1/2 mile 4.5 %
1/2 mile 5 %
1/2 mile 5 %
1/2 mile 4.5 %
1/2 mile 4 %
1/2 mile 3.5 %
1 mile cooldown: 8:06 at 2 % incline.
I was going to ladder all the way back down but I was getting dizzy and lightheaded and quite hungry so I gave myself a break (which I don't do very often) and just drove home to eat some breakfast.
Next, I did weights at home in my basement-- chest, back, shoulders, biceps, and triceps. Finished with Day two week one pushups. I am starting out slow again and building up so the ones I have to do right now are pretty doable for me. It is always when I get to week 5 that I quit. Feeling stronger however.
Finally, I went to the gym with my husband at 9:20am and ran a mile around the track easy (8:34). Went to spin class for the first time since November. If anyone ever goes with me I am pretty much like Jane Fonda and scream out with enthusiasm quite often. "MAKE IT BURN" was Jane's motto and I uphold that one :D. Finished the 50 minute spin class (it is 55 minutes but I was running during the warmup. Oh well. For my cooldown I ran another mile on the track. My legs didn't feel weird at all from the transition. If I weren't scared of falling off a bike I would be so into Triathlons. I am a pretty fast swimmer. It is how I am built. Last mile easy 8:22 pace. Total 12 miles today. I sure hope I can wake up tomorrow morning before work and run in the bitter cold with as much energy as I had today. |