Not-so-fast-running-blog

Workout: 4 miles at Conversation Pace (9:30)

• 1 mi - 9:39 / 2 mi - 9:42 / 3 mi - 9:05 / 4 mi 8:47
• Overall Pace: 9:18

Cross-Training:

• 45 minutes spinning
• 20 minutes weight training

Tempo Work

• Warm-up / 1 mi /11:01
• Tempo / 2 mi / 8:35
• 1 mi / 10:00
• Tempo / 2 mi / 8:35
• Cool-down / 1 mi / 10:00

Recovery Run: 10:05

1 mi - 10:43 / 2 mi - 10:03 / 3 mi - 10:44 / 4 mi - 9:42 / 5 mi - 9:41 / 6 mi - 9:43 / 6:60 mi - 9:56

I wish that I felt more like running today because the morning conditions were perfect.

Workout: Recovery Run

I ran with my son this morning which is always a lot of fun. He is trying to get back into the running world. We are doing a 10K at the end of June in Indy. With Mother's Day around the corner, he gave me a new running belt which is totally sleek and form fitting. I tried it out this morning. I rocked it!

I ran a mile this afternoon with my Girls on the Run group. Running with 3rd - 6th graders is an adventure in patience. No matter how many times we talk about running strategies, they ALWAYS start at full-throttle. Our t-shirts should say, 6 second runners. That's all we've got!

Cross-Training:

• 45 minutes of spinning

Speed Long Run:

• 1 mi / Recovery pace / 10:35
• 3 mi / Conversation pace / 9:25
• 3 mi / Conversation pace / 9:26
• 1 mi / Recovery pace / 10:27
• 2 mi / Conversation pace / 9:19
• 1 mi / Converaton pace / 9:10

This was a solid workout. I am pleased that my pacing is more consistent. I really did not want to run this morning so it was nice  to perform well in spite of myself.