Running Around

I was feeling sick over the weekend.  I finally had a little energy today for a run.  It feels like spring!  Aubree and I ran 11 miles together then she picked up the kids from pre-school.  She did heavy lifting by pushing two kids in the stroller, uphills, against traffic, over dirt paths etc. I continued to push just her baby in the stroller for a couple more miles.  The wind was pretty intense.  I got some great resistance training running against the wind with a stroller.  On the back side of the wind at one point I was literally lifted off my feet!  I wondered if that is how it would feel to be Mary Poppins.  My hips were achey.  I didn't think about packing Advil, salt tabs, or nutrition.  Luckily, Aubree had some Powerbar energy chews.  Next time I will try and be more prepared.  It was nice to be outside.  

I had ok sleep last night.  I went to bed early, however was up with my little one 3 times.  So, I changed today's workout to pace instead of speed.  I wore the heart knee-high compression socks that Cheryl gave me for Valentine's Day.  Thanks Cher-I felt the love.

5 miles @ 8:00 pace on treadmill.

I'm in the habit of skipping warm up, cool down, and stretching.  I'll try to at least warm up on the next workout.  Always room for improvement.  I need to pat myself on the back though for thinking ahead and drinking water today!

Interval training on treadmill.

 800 warm up

started at pace 8:13 then increased every .25 miles to tempo 7:40 then increased to threshold 6:50 for a total of two miles

Repeated this 3 times and cooled down 800m

did not plan on specific breaks because I knew interruptions were inevitable.  I needed to help my daughter 2x.  Once in the second set and once in the third set.  Got water. caught my breath during those few minutes

total time 60 minutes