This afternoon I walked/ran to the gym as a warmup. 6 miles on the treadmill - working on intervals. 5 minute warmup, then a ladder of 2 min/4 min/6 min/8 min/6 min/4 min/2 min at 6.5 mph with 2 minutes in between jogging at 4.2 mph. I felt really good going up the ladder and was even thinking of repeating the 8 min segment before starting down. It's probably a good thing I didn't. On the reverse 6 min segment I felt like I was going to hurl. On the reverse 4 min segment I felt like I was going to pass out. The 2 minute segment went fine and then I finished up the hour running between 5-5.5 mph. As soon as I finished I could really feel that the lactic acid had built up. Its a good think I had a 1.3 mile walk home to clear out the crud. I don't know if this is a good workout and results or not - but I felt like I accomplished what I wanted to and am starting to feel 'faster'. Goals for September: - Learn to run through discomfort. I think I have never really 'pushed' myself before and would like to see how I progress if I intelligently challenge my previous limits.
- Gain less than 100 pounds in my 2+ weeks in Italy
- Run in Naples, Rome, Venice and Florence, Italy
- Get down below 140 pounds before St. George (2-3 pounds)
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