Not-so-fast-running-blog

Long Run:

• 1 mi - 10:09 / 2 mi - 9:44 / 3 mi - 9:46 / 4 mi -10:06 / 5 mi - 10:06 / 7 mi - 9:49  / 8 mi - 9:14 / 9 mi - 9:22 / 10 mi - 8:57 / 11 mi - 9:29

Workout: Warm-up run (treadmill)

• Overall Average Pace - 9:33
• Cross-Train / 45 minutes spin class

Workout: Strength (treadmill)

• Warm-up / 1 mi / 10:20
• Strength / 3 x 2 mi / 8;34 x
• Recovery / 3 x .50 mi / 9:40

I am teachng persistence in my classroom for the next three weeks. Today I really had to mentally persist. I easily could have stepped off the treadmill and headed home. My body was all in, but my mind kept saying, "B-o-r-i-n-g, boring!"

Run: 9:33 (treadmill)

Cross-train: 45 min spin class

Workout: Tempo (treadmill)

Warm-Up / 1 mi / 10:22

Tempo / 8:48

Cool-down / 9:33

This is not a favored race of mine. It is an afternoon race so my legs are typically tired and I don't know how to eat in preparation for it. Secondly, it is a hilly course. I was pleasantly pleased with my overall pace of 8:08. Normally I am the 12th female finisher for this event. Today I was the 6th!