KSellers88
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- Joined
- Oct 22, 2015
Summer is here!
Olaf might not turn into a puddle in summer, but this girl really might. We are looking at triple digits this weekend, and that is without even considering the humidity. The heat doesn't bother me as much as the humidity, because it just makes me feel like I am swimming instead of running. This morning at 7AM it was 74 degrees, with a dew point of 67 and 74% humidity. Ridiculous. Here's what we are looking at for the next 10 days...
Ok, enough about the weather. Back to the what you are all here for (if anyone is even here, LOL)...the training! Here's what has happened since last week!
5/16: Blind progression run! 20 minute warm up @ 10:12..technically it was a 20:25 minute warm up because I have a big issue with numbers being whole (a rounded number? you know what I mean #math).
- 15 minute steady: 1.71 miles @ 8:46 average pace
- 10 minutes faster: 1.2 miles @ 8:23 average pace
- 5 minutes fastest: .65 miles @ 7:49 average pace
1.6 mile cool down @ 12:00 pace because I was dead for a total of 7 miles.
5/17: rest day!
5/18: 16 miles on the bike at 14.4 mph. I did Body Pump on Friday for the first time in about a month and my legs felt like cinderblocks, but biking helped a lot! 4 treadmill miles @ 9:10 pace.
5/19: 2 mile warm up (one with Barkley without my watch and one @ 10:43 pace). Workout was 5x1 mile @ T (7:41 goal) w/1:00 recovery + 4x 3:00 intervals @ I (6:54 goal) w/2:00 recovery. Spoiler alert: I don't hit these paces because it was toasty out.
- 5 mile repeat paces: 7:59, 7:58, 7:57, 7:54, 7:48
- 4x3:00 interval paces: 7:30, 7:23, 7:22, 7:11
1 mile cool down for a total of 10 miles.
5/20: 3 miles @ 12:54 pace. I ran with a new running buddy who has just started her running adventures and this is her first summer running. So we adjusted due to the heat.
5/21: 1 mile warm up @ 10:37 pace. Workout was 4 sets of (.5 miles @ T (7:41) + 2:00 @ I (6:54) + .5 miles @ T + 2:00 @ I w/4:00 recovery). Results were:
My watch died during the third set, and I am pretty sure I died too. It was 90+ degrees out so I attempted to adjust the paces, this workout is just plain HARD. I did my cool down and rounded out to 8 miles total. Dead watch and legs...
Upcoming Training Schedule:
Th: rest day! Having to shift some runs around due to a haircut today. LOL
F: 5 miles @ EB (9:13) with Strides
Sa: 5 miles @ EB (9:13) with Strides
Su: 2 mile WU + 2x2 mile @ T (7:41) w/4:00 recovery + 3x3:00 @ I (6:54) w/3:00 recovery + 1 mile CD.
M: 6 miles @ EA (9:53)
Tu: 4 mile WU + 3x3:00 @ I (6:54) w/2:00 recovery + 1 mile CD.
W: rest day!
Can you tell someone gets excited for their runs/walks?? Barkley says Hi, everyone!
Olaf might not turn into a puddle in summer, but this girl really might. We are looking at triple digits this weekend, and that is without even considering the humidity. The heat doesn't bother me as much as the humidity, because it just makes me feel like I am swimming instead of running. This morning at 7AM it was 74 degrees, with a dew point of 67 and 74% humidity. Ridiculous. Here's what we are looking at for the next 10 days...
Ok, enough about the weather. Back to the what you are all here for (if anyone is even here, LOL)...the training! Here's what has happened since last week!
5/16: Blind progression run! 20 minute warm up @ 10:12..technically it was a 20:25 minute warm up because I have a big issue with numbers being whole (a rounded number? you know what I mean #math).
- 15 minute steady: 1.71 miles @ 8:46 average pace
- 10 minutes faster: 1.2 miles @ 8:23 average pace
- 5 minutes fastest: .65 miles @ 7:49 average pace
1.6 mile cool down @ 12:00 pace because I was dead for a total of 7 miles.
5/17: rest day!
5/18: 16 miles on the bike at 14.4 mph. I did Body Pump on Friday for the first time in about a month and my legs felt like cinderblocks, but biking helped a lot! 4 treadmill miles @ 9:10 pace.
5/19: 2 mile warm up (one with Barkley without my watch and one @ 10:43 pace). Workout was 5x1 mile @ T (7:41 goal) w/1:00 recovery + 4x 3:00 intervals @ I (6:54 goal) w/2:00 recovery. Spoiler alert: I don't hit these paces because it was toasty out.
- 5 mile repeat paces: 7:59, 7:58, 7:57, 7:54, 7:48
- 4x3:00 interval paces: 7:30, 7:23, 7:22, 7:11
1 mile cool down for a total of 10 miles.
5/20: 3 miles @ 12:54 pace. I ran with a new running buddy who has just started her running adventures and this is her first summer running. So we adjusted due to the heat.
5/21: 1 mile warm up @ 10:37 pace. Workout was 4 sets of (.5 miles @ T (7:41) + 2:00 @ I (6:54) + .5 miles @ T + 2:00 @ I w/4:00 recovery). Results were:
My watch died during the third set, and I am pretty sure I died too. It was 90+ degrees out so I attempted to adjust the paces, this workout is just plain HARD. I did my cool down and rounded out to 8 miles total. Dead watch and legs...
Upcoming Training Schedule:
Th: rest day! Having to shift some runs around due to a haircut today. LOL
F: 5 miles @ EB (9:13) with Strides
Sa: 5 miles @ EB (9:13) with Strides
Su: 2 mile WU + 2x2 mile @ T (7:41) w/4:00 recovery + 3x3:00 @ I (6:54) w/3:00 recovery + 1 mile CD.
M: 6 miles @ EA (9:53)
Tu: 4 mile WU + 3x3:00 @ I (6:54) w/2:00 recovery + 1 mile CD.
W: rest day!
Can you tell someone gets excited for their runs/walks?? Barkley says Hi, everyone!