Kim and I slept in a bit again and went out later in the day. Lately we are just enjoying that little bit extra sleep a whole lot and fortunately our schedules allow us to be flexible. And it makes my work buddies from India happy when I get to work at 7am. But the downside is we aren't getting to run together as much. But it's been a great year running with Kim, I'm pretty sure we dominate the mileage board this year as far as "Hubbie-Wife Miles" go. :)
Ran at work around 9am. Was hoping to get some MP or HMP miles in and tested the waters at around 2.5 miles by doing some striders to see what the body had to say about the running faster idea. It pretty much said something along the lines of..."Nay, Thomas, the time is not yet that ye should runneth fast, but you should first go back to the gym and taketh out thy frustrations on the elliptical machine for the equivalent of around 4 miles....if thou doest this and listeneth diligently to thy body, ye may receive a small reward come race day....".
So I listened and obeyed the voice and had a delightful tempo-ish workout on the elliptical. Heart was mostly in the 175-185 range but touched 190 during the last mile or so. According the machine I was doing about 6:00-6:10 pace equivalent and finished what it said was 4 miles in 24:25. But I wasn't sure how elliptical miles really compare to running miles so I went for 30 minutes and will count it as 4 miles. But I think based on heart rate that the pace is probably not far off. So although my legs can't handle doing this type of workout on the roads at present, hopefully this will help me stay mentally/physically sharp, help me heal up quicker, and give me some confidence going into SGM. The funny thing is that even when my HR was hitting 190, I was starting to huff-and-puff pretty good but it still didn't feel anything like the exhaustion I feel at the end of race. I'm really not quite sure what to make of it, but I'm quite happy with the workout and the way I am feeling afterward. Almost a bit of a runner's high (or would that be an "ellipticaler's high"?).
Ave pace of running miles: 8:22. | 