AM: Easy out and back 10 miler from Dan's home in Lehi with Mike, Reed, Toni, and Dan. PM: 8 miles. Well, I'm one for one: first ever speed treadmill workout / one broken treadmill. Now I have a glimpse of what Fritz feels like as he breaks a piece of gym machinery about once per week :) Back in my college days, I did plenty of stationary bike interval workouts when cross-training, but until today, I had never previously done speed on a treadmill. And my treadmill workout pales in comparison to those done by Justin, and also those done by Scott and Fritz. I decided to attempt the Fritz workout from last week (3 x 1 mile at 5:00). I didn't quite do the whole thing but I was close. I start my first 5:00 mile. Like Fritz said last week, the nice thing about this workout is you just dial the treadmill to "12" and 5 minutes later, you're done. I got through the first 1/2 mile (obviously in 2:30), when the treadmill I was using promptly broke and couldn't sustain the level 12 setting. I tried again but it was fried. Frustrated, I immediately jumped on another treadmill, did 1 mile in 5:00, rested 1/4 mile, then did another 5:00 mile. I really wanted to do another one, but I felt twinges in my hamstrings toward the end of the second one, so I decided to play it safe and be done. Did some easy warm-up and warm-down miles for a total of 8 miles. I have always been prone to hamstring issues, but I'm working hard to strengthen them and to ease into speed. Finally broke down and went to the doctor today (doctor's are stubborn too :) . I've been sick for 2 weeks. Just started as a mild cold but, as is typical for me (I have some asthma), it went to my lungs and just can't shake it. I went to an allergist. He performed a pulmonary function test, and mine was less than optimal. He then listened to my lungs and said they sounded horrible. He was surprised my lung function results weren't a lot worse given how bad my lungs sounded. He attributed that to my being in decent running shape. He prescribed prednisone and an antibiotic (z-pack), and I'll continue my inhalers. Can't wait to have normal lungs again -- pretty important for running!
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