First off I'm so excited, because my 12 year old daughter starts cross country next week. She wants to do it while also on the Junior High Soccer team. She is going to be so fit. Also my 8 year old daughter is doing Girls on the Run for the second year in a row. Then my 3 year old son starts his second season of Tee Ball. We will be busy.
Getting up at 11am yesterday I thought that I wouldn't be able to get myself to bed last night. But I went to bed before 10pm, and got over 8 hours of sleep! I realize these last 9 days I need rest and that's more important to me than watching the Olympics all night. Will see if I can continue that. Today I wanted to do 6 x Yasso 800's to get in a good intensity workout of at least three miles. But I wasn't going to push like I normally do when I do the 800's, because the marathon is so close, and this is my first track workout in about 5 months. The splits are awful but they are controlled running focusing on form. A couple of them felt harder than they should have. Athough my left hip was sore and the wind was in my face so I really didn't want to push too hard. By the third 800 my hip problem went away. I think it was because I did triple the amount of bicycle sit-ups than I normally do last night.
Before I started I did a good 2 mile warm-up.
Yasso 800's 1: 3:00 (Not too difficult just focusing on form)
2. 2:56 (Focusing on form and wanted to at least be faster than the last one)
3. 2:55 (Trying to increase the speed a little at a time. Wow what a increase 1 second :-)
4. 2:52 (Felt good still increasing the speed, but keeping good form)
5. 2:53 (Thiis one felt harder than all of them for some reason)
6. 2:51 (Not bad to end... I know I'm not fast but this was a good workout for not being on the track)
Totals: 10.21 miles at an overall 6:36 pace in 1:07 Spilts by Mile: 7:47, 7:15, 6;46, 6:07, 6:02, 5:54, 5:52, 5:57, 6:45, 6:30. I was glad to get one more intensity workout before next week. I might do one more next week but cut it in half. (Asics Banditos - 94 miles)
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