WU, strides
.75 mile at 6:10 pace
3 min. rest
5 X (75 second gradual hill, jog back down, 45 second steep hill)
3 min. rest
.75 mile at 5:57 pace
CD
I was glad I had Cindy there with me today because I would not have done a workout alone. At least 4 times I asked myself why I was willingly putting myself through such pain. Made me think about life and how I unwillingly go through pain that seems to wear me down. Yet there I was, willingly inducing pain by doing a speed workout knowing I'll be tired later today and possibly regretting it. This is the reason I haven't been racing for two years. Because I've had enough pain and/or struggle in my life to not want to seek out more just for kicks. And I still have plenty of stress with finances that makes me just want to lay down sometimes, but I have a goal to run the Bolder Boulder in May in somewhat decent shape, so I'm going to keep running even on the days I dont feel like it. I do have the hope that I will feel stronger and fitter after a few more weeks of doing workouts and maybe I'll be glad I did them.
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