Easy miles at 7:50 avg pace, with 7 x 1min fartleks thrown in (around 5K pace, I imagine). Was going to run this one in the gym because Im a sissy for any temps below 30 degrees (if its below freezing, I get scared of slipping on ice. And getting cold. Im Australian and spent the last three years in SoCal - dont judge.) Buuuut, got outside and it was around 30 degrees, and felt warmer. So I ran outside. SO much better. Legs felt heavy and my easy pace felt a bit harder today (outside of the fartleks, avg pace would have been around 8:15). I only ate a salad and a dish of scallops last night; virtually no carbs. Hadnt really thought about it before, but every time I have Mexican, and chow down on a bunch of fried delicious tortilla chips, I have a great run the next day. Must attempt to incorporate more carbs (and more healthy ones) in the evening meals. If anyone is reading this, do you do your easy morning runs unfueled (ie not eating anything beforehand)? If not, how early do you get up to eat something before running? I have taken to doing all easy morning runs unfueled, and hard workouts in the evening, because I just cant seem to eat early enough for it to make a difference in my morning runs. P.S. Just realized I think Ive graduated from 4 runs to 5 runs a week! Yay for patience :)
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