I enjoyed this workout, even if it was on a treadmill. I did an interval workout. Warmed up for 7 min, then did 4/3/2/1/1/2/3/4 hard with equal time at easy pace, then after the last 4 min hard I cooled down for a little over 7 min (mostly because I wanted to end up with a normal number for mileage. For the hard parts, I got progressively harder as I went from 4 to 1, starting at 8 min pace and then going 7:47, 7:35, 7:03 pace on the hard parts. Then as I climbed back up, I started at 6:40 pace and went progressively easier, but the second hard parts were faster than the first (by 10-15 seconds per mile, so not much faster). The reason I did it this way is because I want to train my mind to realize that I can go a lot faster when I'm tired if I just push myself. This is what I want to work on for the time being, even if it's only to get faster in a 5K. Then I ruined my workout by eating lunch at McDonalds. I took the day off today. I hate McDonalds, but I was unfamiliar with the area I was in when I went to meet my sister and my kids were starving. Whenever I eat fast food I go someplace like Subway or Jimmy John's. I never know what to order at McDonalds because just about everything on their menu disgusts me. I DO though, like those fruit and yogurt parfaits, but I didn't think that was substantial enough for lunch. Oh, and I also like McFlurries :) I settled for chicken selects, but forgot they came with fries and of course I didn't want to waste them once they were in my car. Ha ha.
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