I finally slept really great last night. Yeah!!! But my body is still so darn sore from yesterday's trainer workout. I've been so tired lately. I forget how tired marathoning makes me.
I haven't been as intense/focused/crazy about training for St George this year. In someways it has been nice to have balance. But as I was figuring our my remaining training schedule, I realized I was only going to have 1 half marathon before the race. Whereas with Ogden, I had 3 half marathons. So on a whim, I was able to get into the Timp Half Marathon next weekend. I'm very nervous to test out my fitness level. I know I can run 13 miles, but how fast is the question. I wanted to get another speed session in today, but not as intense as a track session. So I ran a 2.5 mile warm up (this section of the run was all uphill), then did a 2 mile tempo and ended with a .5 mile cooldown. 45:38 - AP: 9:07 (10:06, 9:44, 8:48, 7:49, 9:06)
2.5 mile warm up - 24:44 2 mile tempo - 15:36/7:48 (slight downhill with a few little rollers)
.5 mile cool The tempo was definitely pushing the pace. I was breathing hard (but not at puke zone) and I really had to work. It probably didn't help that I was so sore from yesterday. I'm hoping to get one more speed session before the race next Saturday. I have no idea how it is going to play out!
Long stretching session and foam rolling During running club today, a film crew came out to film all the kids for Studio 5. They were pretty darn excited!! They are running the Steel Day's kids run tomorrow. We picked up our packets. The medal was included. But I told them they couldn't wear it until after the race :)
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