Boo Legs

Treadmill run.

1 mile warm up, 1 mile @ 8:17, 1/2 mile recovery jog, 1 mile @ 8:15, 1/2 mile recovery, 1 mi @ 8:13, 1/2 mi recovery, 1/2 mi @ 3:55, 1 mile cool down.

Average pace 9:00 min/mi.

My phone wanted jog to be jig. Wouldn't that be something, a little jig for recovery. Maybe my phone is onto something....

Easy run

Spinning class. I am going to be all kinds of sore tomorrow.

Easy long run. Average pace 9:25.

Ran outside. Average pace 9:12 min/mi.

Went back to work today. :( Six weeks goes by fast.

Treadmill ladder run. Recovery was about 2-5 min long in between intervals.

1 mile warm up, 1/4 mile at 8 mph (7:30 min/mi), recovery, 1/2 mi @ 7.8 mph, 3/4 mi @ 7.6, 1 mi @ 7.4, 3/4 mi @ 7.7, 1/2 mi @ 7.9, 1/4 mi @ 8.1, finished the last mile easy to make 8 miles total.

Average pace 8:55

One set of tabata sprints. Fast pace was between 8.5 and 9.2. For future reference, I can definitely go faster on these, more like 9-9.5 mph.

Outside run. I love running in shorts and long sleeves. That's the best running weather in my humble opinion. This morning was a good one.

Average pace 9:14.

Spinning class

Weight lifting class followed by the stair stepper with my big sis.

Outside run. 1 mile warm up, 6 faster miles (8:03 average pace), 2.7 mile cool down home. Fantastic weather to run in. I was surprised at how fast the 6 miles went by, it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. Still tough but not an all out effort.

Treadmill miles. Average pace 9:22.

Outside run. If I wasn't going up a hill, I was going down it. Average pace 9:30. I think I have an SI joint issue going on. I feel imbalanced and achy on my left back/upper hip. It would make sense given my recent pregnancy. If anyone has any tips, I'd love to hear them.

Outside. It's getting cold. Average pace 9:22.

Early morning easy run. Average pace 9:26.

Easy treadmill run. 

First race post baby. I have a long way to go. I honestly don't think I could have gone much faster than I went today. Considering that I did this course about 18 minutes faster last year, I get kinda overwhelmed thinking how far I have to go.... But, I'm respecting the fact that I had a baby 8 weeks ago and I'm grateful I have been able to jump back into running so quickly.

Now that the disclaimer is over, here's another... :) I had a free entry into this race from last year. When I realized the race date was so close to my due date, I told myself if I was able to run through my pregnancy (check) and have an uncomplicated delivery (check), I'd do the race. Well, it happened. It was hard but it happened. The goal was just to finish strong and give it all I had. I felt like I did both.

I don't know my exact time and here's why. I think I started my garmin to early? (maybe back at the portapotties?! Geez! 1/2 mile, really?) Or I am horrible at running straight. Maybe a little bit of both. I wasn't able to stick around after the race due to a nursing baby so I didn't see my official results. When they are online, I will update. 

The longest run I ran leading up to this race was last Saturday, 9.5 miles. I knew it would be hard but I also knew I could do it. My plan was to take it easy the first few miles and gradually increase my speed. I felt great until about mile 10 and then started to feel the lack of training. I kept telling myself, "if I can make it through natural childbirth, I can finish this dang thing!" I tried not to look at my watch because according to it, the race should have ended well before it did.

Here are my splits: 8:38, 8:38, 8:14, 8:52 (and there's the hill!), 8:19, 8:20, 8:29, 8:21, 8:01, 7:57, 7:47, 7:28, 7:29, 3:35

My average pace was 8:09. So how that translates into a 1:50 half, I don't know. I'll be interested to see the official time,especially since I passed the 1:50 pacer at least 2 miles before the race ended. Hmmmm... Then again, I was never very good at math. 

Its a good starting point for me. Its good to know where my fitness is at and I'm excited to get better and faster. 

2 miles and then a weight lifting class. I thought I'd be more sore than I am. Legs feel more fatigued than sore after my half on saturday.

Treadmill run. 10 min warm up. Ladder workout of 1/2/3/4/5/4/3/2/1 minutes fast and then equal minutes recovery. Fast paces were between 7.7-8.2 mph (7:47-7:24). Slow paces were 6.0. Cool down to make 7.5 miles. SI joint is still an issue. I consulted Dr. Google and have been doing different stretches but now it seems to be on both sides. I've also tried adding more core work to my workouts. Here's hoping it will get better....

Early morning easy run before work. Average pace 9:18.

Outside run. Perfect weather. Felt good. Average pace 8:43.

Tempo run in the afternoon. It was almost too warm! I tried to appreciate it cuz I know it won't last too much longer. Here's the nitty gritty. 1 mile warm up. 6 tempo miles @ 7:59 AP. 2 mile cool down.

Again I was surprised this didn't hurt more. I felt like I had some left in the tank when I was done. Don't know if that's a good or bad thing. ...

Either way, it was an endorphin inducing run. Felt good.

Weight lifting class. Attempt to get buff.

1/2 mile repeats on the treadmill. Repeats were followed by .35 mile recovery. The numbers: 1 mile warm up. 1/2 mi @ 3:55, 3:50, 3:47, 3:45, 3:40, 3:42. Cool down to finish out 7 miles. Average pace 8:49.

This was hard. I felt good the first 3 repeats and probably should have gone faster but I really had to talk myself into doing and finishing the last one.

6 early treadmill miles before work. Average pace 9:00.

2 miles before and after a weight lifting class.