Believe to Achieve

Oh MY!!!   Copy Cat workout.  I have always wondered if I could complete a KELLI WORKOUT, so I tried one.  HOLY MOLY!!!  No wonder she is SUPER WOMAN.  I was going to run outside but it was raining and I wanted to go to the gym with my husband.  I warned him I was going to be on the mill for a bit.   I got the incling to try Kelli's 1 minute on/1 minute off workout she does x 25.    I was wondering after only 5 of them if  I could even do 15.  But I just kept telling myself just two more and then kept adding on.  It was mentally easier to do more when I was at the one minute off.  Here is what I did:  3 mile warmup  with 2 % grade at  9:30, 8:45, 8:27.  Off for brief water break then  1 % grade of one minute off at 6.5 mph (9:13) and one minute on at 9.8mph (6:07)  x 24.  Then last one at 10 mph (6:00).  1 mile cooldown.  8 miles total here at only 58:43 (7:20pace).  I tried to do exactly one minute for the on, so each off minute was shortened.    I think doing 7:20 pace evenly would have been easier than this workout.  But it is all in the name of SPEED WORK/vo2 stuff.  By 10 of them my darn blister started to mess with my form again and the treadmill shakes a ton after 9mph so it is quite the "trail" run TM experience. Plus the TM I run on has a safety feature that makes me have to push the buttons several times to increase the speed to 9.8mph, which is a pain when you are getting up to full speed every other minute.  I got it down to taking 7 seconds to do that, which gives me 7 seconds less for a rest.  Coming down to 6.5 mph I can just hold down the button once.   Thanks Kelli for making me work hard : D.

6.2 miles at recovery pace * 8:45.    Felt so nice to go easy in the early am hours and watch the sun rise.  Back in time to get daughter ready for school.  Then I got this email from Kim with a link to this youtube music video of a song titled "Where's the Line to See Jesus?".  Inspired by her nephew that asked this question when they were at the mall at Christmas time.  She is was not a singer but became one from this inspiration.  Here is the link.  I thought it was so true and gave me chills.    Addendum:  4 miles on the TM with Troy at the Rec center.  AP here 8:21.  2% incline for two miles then 1% for one mile then .5 for last mile.  Quads sore from yesterday.  Must rest them.  Christmas shopping with my husband all day today.  : D.

hard to get up and run by 430am.  had to work at another hospital today so didn't have time to run long BUT didn't even feel like running at all so glad no time.  My quads are sore and I have a wicked headache.  So  I just took it easy.  Where did all my energy go just two weeks ago?  Perhaps my garmin was just lying to me?  pace for 5.3 miles 8:43.  Low energy.  Too much cafe rio yesterday--for lunch and then my work party for dinner was catered by them as well.  CAN YOU say BLOATED!!!  

Kim picked me up at 4:45am and we joined Kerri, Jane and Melanie at Smith's Marketplace for a trek up Suncrest.  The 6 mile up hill Rocky Moment dance before the 6 miles downhill.  I started out with Jane and Kerri.  Mel and Kim took off before us.   I like to start off slow and try to catch them if I can at the end.  I held Jane back, which was good cause just after mile 5 she crept up on them and I stayed behind.  Jane wasn't aware of the next climb, so it was mental for me.  I was just 15 seconds at the top behind them.  I felt pretty strong but my quads were sore, still healing and very bloated.  The weather was perfect.  On the way back we met back up with Kerri waiting patiently for us talking with Ellyse Allphin and Lisa Pratt-- both very speedy runners.  I ran the rest of the way down with Kerri.  It was so nice.  I was glad to not be sprinting down as my quads would not be forgiving.  We caught up with Jane the last two miles as we got their jackets they left there.  Mel and Kim were being competitive trying to catch up to Ellyse and Lisa who had just passed them.  I was happy with my time since  I didn't feel near as winded as I have felt before on this run which may be due to the warmer temp today and not near as windy as last year.  AP for 12.2=  8:04.  Splits up then back down:  9:15, 9:56, 9:59, 8:51, 8:12, 8:15, 7:05, 7:33, 7:10, 6:50, 6:45, 7:09.  AP pace up 9:04, AP pace down  7:04.

Time flew by and then my husband reminded me of my visiting teaching appointments this morning and then I had NO time.  Quickly changed to get in 5 but then felt good and picked it up from my easy pace and got in 6 at 7:48.  First mile 8:49, last mile 6:51.  Still feel bloated but thighs are no longer sore : D.  Drizzly run.  Nice and warm.

Got out at 4:25 am after being at a very fun Christmas party for Ward Council last night until 10pm (we played psychiatrist and ate fine food/dessert, drank eggnog in chocolate dipped plastic "champagne" glasses with candy cane sprinkles along the edges, YUM)  Got to bed at 11pm and was worried about the desire to run in just a few short hours before work.  No desire but got myself out there.  I was a little slow so  I only could get in 9.  I was pulled to Orem Community hospital so travel time limited my run time.  Ran 9 miles at 7:43 pace.  First mile 8:42, last mile 7:05.  Could have kept going.  Wish I was more in the groove at the beginning.  The darn blister revisted and made me run on the side of my foot much of the way until the endorphins kicked in and I could block some of the pain but not all.  Bummer.  I don't want to take off a few days of running just for a blister but worried I will get injured running oddly to get off of it.  What to do?    Waiting for a callous to form.