Rhett

It was too cold (69) to run outside last night, so I headed to the gym for a treadmill tempo run.  I set the incline at 1% as usual, did 1 warm up mile 7.5 (8:00) then jumped it up to 9.0 (6:40) for 5 miles, then back to 7.5 for a mile cool down.  I felt very good last night.  I think my body is ready officially start training for Painters, which no I still haven't signed up for. 

Total run 7 miles  49:20

Full body weights and 20 mins on the eliptical. I did my weight work pretty fast since I didn't have much time. I still got it all in though. I can definitely call that cardiovascular weight lifting. I'm going to try and get some repeats in tomorrow.

I wanted to get in some speed work tonight to get the engines roaring to burn Thanksgiving Day calories tomorrow. I headed out to the track. Warmed up for 1 mile. Then did 4x1200, then 3x800, then 2x400 all with a 200m walk in between.

Splits:

1200s: 4:26, 4:29, 4:25, 4:27

800s: 2:55, 2:56, 2:53

400s: 1:21, 1:19

I then did a little cool down. Total Workout 60:00, 7.75 miles, Avg pace 7:45

I am starting to enjoy these more creative track workouts. They're kind of fun and I feel good when I'm done.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I'm taking the kids, mine and my nieces on a hike tomorrow. That will be it for exercising. Then I'll go long on Fri to burn all those extra calories.

Hiked a few miles with the kids. I had to carry my youngest much of the way. That's gotta count for something.

I got out and did my long run today since I figured I was well carb loaded after a a little too much stuffing and pie yesterday. I set out to run an out and back 15 mile run. I decided to take it easy on the way out and then try and run a negative split on the way back. The one catch: a 300 foot drop in elevation on the way out and therefore a 300 foot increase in elevation on the way back.

I ran easy out and turned around at 59:07. I picked it up on the way back and did the second 7 1/2 in 56:39 for a total 15 mile run in 1:55:46, avg pace 7:43.