Slow & Steady Wins the Race :-)

Happy Easter!  Got up early to get this run in before church.  Took Cooper down the to the dog park, 4 laps on the trail there, and back.  Did a little extra lap to get to 9 but then realized I forgot it took 2 minutes to get the satellites so added on the extra .2.

Splits: 9:54, 9:14, 9:22, 9:18, 9:12, 9:06, 8:58, 9:19, 9:32 (hillside hill!)

TT: 1:25:29    AP: 9:17

Its nice to see that very very slowly (but surely!) my per mile paces (though inconsistent!) are starting to come down a little. 

Time for family fun!  (and a sugar coma)

My weekly miles got a little high, because I ran 5 days this week because of the race yesterday.  Hopefully that's okay.

Weekly Summary: Mon-6, Tues-6.22, Wed-bike, Thurs-7, Fri-off, Sat-4.22, Sun-9.2

Total Weekly Miles: 32.64

5.36 miles at BPA trail with Anya.  Not feeling 100% today, felt sluggish and had a side stitch most of the time for some reason.  I've been on an Easter candy binge that needs to stop starting tomorrow!  The scale was not happy with me this morning.  

TT: 50:35    AP: 9:26

Splits: 9:15, 9:28, 9:31, 9:34, 9:23, 9:26 (.36)

Very hilly and very windy.  Later, a pathetic 15 minutes of tennis with J.  The wind and cold (my fingers were so numb) were too terrible to endure.  I'm so sick of this stormy weather, when is spring going to get here? 

In other news, yesterday was my one year anniversary of my ankle break.  I hope I never go back. 

Late class tonight, but came home and did 1 hour 5 minutes on the bike trainer, with 3 short 3 minute breaks at 30, 45, and the end to do plank, lunges, push-ups, squats, etc.  

So ready for the weekend already. 

Ran a kind of speed workout around the neighborhood, the warm-up with Cooper.  I can't believe I forgot to put on the heart rate monitor AGAIN!  Apparently I need to sleep in it to ensure I get out the door with it on.  

Ran a warm-up, then 5 400s with rest periods in between (varying in distance, mostly around 400 again, but made sure to rest on the hills so this made it vary).  Was exhausted after the 5th one (intended to do 6 and 6 miles), and so decided to stop and turned toward home (stopping at 5).  Then I convinced myself I could do 6 miles and just skip the 6th 400.  Then when I got to 6 I convinced myself I could go until 1 hour even.  Ahh, the games one plays with their mind. :-)

Rest Splits: 9:32, 9:46, 8:55, 9:36, 9:41, 9:16, 9:32, 8:54,

400 Splits: 1:52 (7:33), 1:53 (7:30), 1:59 (7:59), 1:49 (7:15), 1:52 (7:28)

TT: 1 hour even   AP:  9:04

When I got home my hamstrings and quads were so tight so I did 20 really really easy minutes on the bike trainer to cool-down.

The candy binge has still not stopped! :-(  Time to drown those sorrows with a glass of wine, then bed.  :-)  This week has been so busy and neverending.  

Hour and 45 minutes of tennis, last one out there again!  Barely squeaked by with a win tonight,7-6, 7-6!  My healed blister is blistering up again.  Tired, and ready for bed, especially after my invented nightcap pinetini, or pinecrantini, I'm still working on the name.  :-)

The weekend is finally here!

FREEZING today.  38F.  When is spring going to get here?  Ran 3.5 miles with Lisa this morning at Weyerhauser loop, part around a cute little lake, I would totally go back there (uhh, with someone else, not alone!).  I think we walked about .6-.8 of this.  She did so great though, considering! ;-)  Then came home, grabbed Cooper, and headed out for 2 loops around the neighborhood to round it out at 6.64.  Overall slow, plus the walking, so total time was something like 1:14, and probably only 5.9 was running.  Not going to bother with the splits today!  

Thought maybe I'd do a longer run today but after last night's tennis thrashing my legs were dead and could barely get me around.  Now tons of cleaning and chores, then maybe some tennis and golf?  Investors?... possibly you!

In other news, I'm about halfway through Born to Run and I'm obsessed with it.  Its one of those books you don't want to ever be over.  Maybe I should try barefoot running!  Or sandal running?!