Getting a little tired of the all the easy pace miles this week, I was psyched to get in an interval workout today. However, after I got off work and headed down to the gym and I felt like I had very little energy while I was stretching. So, I warmed up with a one-mile-tempo run on the treadmill by just increasing the speed up to 9.2 before commencing the interval part of my workout. I completed three miles of half-mile intervals (i.e., the slow halves at 9.2 miles per hour, while the fast halves at 11.2) in a time of 17:53. In short, I was just relieved to finish my third 11.2-speed-half-mile because the workout was really tough (i.e., my lungs were heavy and my body was just sore). I cooled down with 0.7 of a mile at marathon pace followed a 1.5-mile jog. This workout was just another reminder that I have a long ways to go to get into the shape that I want to be in.
For my daily non-running workout, I completed 300 sit-ups, 30 push-ups, a 90-second wall sit, and a 60-second plank on elbows and toes. | 