Hey, hey, hey. Bunch of stuff to report; it has been a bit.
First - I am registered for the Fairy Tale Challenge! I'm excited and nervous for my first half, but the Hot Chocolate 15k in November should help prepare.
Second - We were at an arcade bar last night for a friends 30th birthday. They had some giveaways going on. If you bought a drink, you got a ticket to put in a raffle. My boyfriend wins EVERYTHING so he decided to fill out the ticket and see what happened. HE WON ROLLING STONES TICKETS. I am so excited!!!! We go later this month.
And now on to the running.
May 30th - 3 miles at easy. I don't really remember this, but my pace is faster than it should have been so it couldn't have been too bad?
June 1st - 2.5 miles easy, 2x3 interval set at 10k pace w/ 3 min RI, 1 mile easy. It was hooooooot which made this run challenging, but I got it done! I should have slowed the interval sets down due to the heat, but I just didn't. I really need to get a handle on pacing!!!
June 3rd - 3 miles at easy. This. run. was. awesome. It felt so good and effortless. My heart rate stayed consistently low. The weather was also much cooler with it being in the 60s, which I am sure contributed.
June 5th - This was supposed to be 3 miles easy, but I decided not to run because by the time I could go, it was in the 80s and humid. It was just way too hot for me. I rescheduled for the next day.
June 6th - I got my 3 miles in. I actually ran with a friend. It was the first time I've ever actually ran with anyone and I was surprised that I didn't hate it. I thought I would worry about going to slow or too fast for someone. I went a bit faster and further than intended, but felt pretty good despite the heat.
June 8th - 1 mile at easy, 2 miles averaging 14:11 pace, and .5 miles at easy. It was really warm and humid today, but overcast which was a nice reprieve. As I mentioned earlier, I went out last night for a friends 30th so I am glad I still went out and ran today. I was DEAD tired though. I swear I was half asleep the whole first mile. The next two miles weren't bad, though too fast. I walked a little extra at some points to try to slow myself down a bit, but it wasn't too bad.
One thing I have noticed is that after a "hard to me" portion of a run, I struggle with getting my heart rate down in the cool down, even going slowly. My HR recovery after a full stop is good, but not so much when I go into a cool down run.
Next week I'm scheduled to do 14.5 miles with Saturday being 6 miles. It's also supposed to be "practice nutrition" run that day and I really need to figure out what I am going to do about that...