Just one race at a time

Drove to the gym and it was full, really no treadmills at all!!! Went home and tried to do 800 meter repeats on my treadmill.  After 2 I thought it was going to fall apart.  I would have gone back to the gym but I promised to take my daughter shopping in Park City.  After we got home I was heading out to the gym again and what do you know my Grandson came over. They always seem to show up at dinner time but I love it!!!  Settled for two little old miles and a great day with family.

8 X 800 meter repeats 400 meter rest interval 800's at 7:30 1% incline.  First four felt easy again and then the last four killed me...how can it go from easy to hard so fast.  Had to drop it down to 0 incline for half of the last one but still feel good about this workout.

Lifted for legs

Heidi called and asked if I would run 5 miles with her...sure why not!  We did them nice and slow and had a great conversation.

Splits: 10:17, 9:32, 10:12, 9:46, 9:18

4 easy miles 9:13 - 8:34 3% decline

Lifted for legs

Spin

Plan on doing 4 more tonight

The plan was to run 5 easy miles with Heidi and then 10 marathon pace miles on my own.  Got up perfect running weather, a little windy but not too bad.  Off we went.  My legs felt like lead I couldn't get them to move Heidi's slow pace was killing me.  I also had some tummy issues, just made it home in time!  When we got back from our run I ate same toast it seemed to help but I wanted to wait for a hour to make sure.  I laid down on my bed and JUST NOW WOKE UP!!!  I slept from 6:30 until 9:30.  Now it is snowing and I just don't want to run outside.  Somebody kick me in the booty and get me out there...it will have to be a really hard kick!

four easy miles 9:13.  While on the treadmill I noticed that our gym has a rowing machine.  I has not noticed it before but then again I am not very observant! Any way I was bored on the treadmill so I thought I would give it a go for ten minutes before I lifted weights.  I loved it!  It really worked the back of my legs and my back itself.  Has anyone used a rowing machine in training?  Will it help my running?  I think I may add it in more often just because it was a change.

Lifted for legs 

Yoga

I wanted to run another 20 miles even though I had run 22 last week.  I just don't feel ready for Boston.  Not sure why.  I have put in the training but I just don't feel fast or fit. 

Just a short while into the run I step wrong on a rock and really twisted my ankle.  It didn't hurt so I kept going.  All the miles felt hard and labored, even though I was with Kimmy, Smooth and Karen I could find a rhythm or have any fun.  14 miles into the run my ankle started to throb, I looked at it and it didn't seem to be swollen or purple so I kept running.  At mile 16 just as quickly at it started to hurt it stopped.  However the rest of my legs felt like lead.  Smooth said she wanted to put in some marathon pace miles in for the last four.  I tried but could do it.  At the end of the run I was really disappointed in my performance.  I am not sure if I should change up my goal for Boston or call it just one bad run.

Thanks Smooth for running with me I wish I could have been a better running partner, I hope I can get my act together in just three short weeks.

On the hour drive home from Smooths house my ankle really started to hurt got home and iced it.  It never really got swollen just slightly purple.