I believe we are in some sort of build stage, as while mileage is at a weight loss level of 50+ a week, I haven't had that many demands on pacing strategy. Which is good, since I like to just run at whatever pace I feel like at the moment. ha!
Monday (6/10) - 6M on the treadmill. Nothing special. Spin class at night. Again, nothing special.
Tuesday (6/11) - AM: Easy 5M on the treadmill.
PM - Terry drops a bomb that this session will be his last Faster Finish class, so I decide that I shouldn't complain as much. 400m repeats at Tavern on the Hill. I thought I was going faster than before, but apparently not that much. Considering that it was pretty hot out, I guss the pacing isn't soo bad. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/326580532 I cheated the second to the last lap...
Wednesday (6/12) - 8M run was supposed to be at PM, but this morning was so glorious, I did it in the AM. I felt strong enough to do it after a pretty hard FF class, which amazed me. Orders were mile 5 & 6 at marathon pace, but since I cheated the day before, I decided that I should do marathon pace for miles 5, 6, and 7. Love it when it all goes as planned. I proceeded to go to Pilates at lunch.
Thursday (6/13) - felt like going to the extra hard Pilates in the AM, but slept in instead. Went to an OK Pilates class at lunch. Don't like this instructor, so I don't think I'll be back.
Friday (6/14) - Dreaded trackwork. I.HATE.TRACKWORK.
Orders: 2x400, 2x800, 2x1200. The first of each interval is at 10k pace, the second at 5k pace.
Result: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/328027345 ...it's OK except for the last one, which is 1200m. It was pretty cold and windy. I wore long sleeve T in June.
Saturday (6/15) - Orders were 4M easy run, but when I looked at the weekend weather, Saturday was definitely the better of the two days. Low humidity, sunshine, cooler temperatures. Besides, Sunday was Portugal Day Race in Central Park, so it would be smarter to do the long run on Saturday.
I squished in my 16M long run on Saturday. It was the first real long run since Boston - and it showed. After mile 13 things started to fall apart with side stiches. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/328027371 I tried to keep my breaks at water fountains and it was all going pretty smoothly, but after 13, I really struggled - especially miles 14 and 15. Not sure why...maybe just lack of concentration. I also learned a new mental explanation for going up a hill: "You are controlled falling". Somehow this makes for a faster turnover and hills felt easier.
Sunday (6/16) - 5M easy run on the treadmill. Breaking Benjamin rocks. When is their new stuff coming out anyways??!?!?!
I decided that I shall not complain about hard work or being tired this cycle. If I'm feeling tired, I'm just going to pretend that Terry is a distant relative of Kevin Hanson.
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