Thursday my legs were STILL incredibly tired. I ended up taking Thursday off. Peyton and I napped when I got home from work and I still went to bed at 9 am. See? I was SUPER tired!
Friday I wanted to attempt to make up Thursday's run and do Friday's scheduled run. I had the day off without any real plans so I knew it was possible. My first run was 6 easy miles with hill sprints at the end. I always do my hill sprints on my treadmill to actually simulate a hill (remember, the midwest has a huge shortage of appropriate hills).
6 miles
49:05
8:11/mile
8 x 8 second hill sprints
(treadmill sent to 9.5 mph at 5.0% incline)
Ok so not so easy. But my legs felt great and that was the natural pace I fell into.
I took my car in after that to have the check engine light looked at and I was charged $120 for them to tell me my gas cap was loose. At least they accidentally changed the oil. It sort of made up for it.
When I got home I got Peyton ready to go and we took off for run #2.
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| We love to match. Obvi. |
4 miles
30:14
7:33/mile
Done and done.
Now, let's talk about my VERY exciting long run!
Normally I complete my long runs on Sunday but tomorrow we are going to a matinee showing of the Book of Mormon. With the train leaving at 11:50, I was worried about cutting it too close. I made up my mind that I would do it Saturday and do my best without my usually rest day beforehand.
It definitely helped that it was beautiful outside.
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| Spring! Finally! |
18 miles
2:25:35
8:05/mile
The originally plan was for an 18 mile easy run with the last 20 minutes at a moderate pace. It took 5 miles at an 8:30/mile pace to feel warmed up, and once I hit that I took off. At the halfway point my legs were churning out an 8:00 minute mile. I figured I would hold onto that pace as long as I could. I finished my run with a 7:30 mile. Seriously.
Enjoy your weekend!
Who else has a long run planned for this weekend?
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