5.17.2010

Lovely Morning

I'm back to running about 6 miles consistently. I got sick this weekend, so took a few days off. But tomorrow, I hope to jump back on the bandwagon. I've decided to make one day a week a paced workout....meaning I don't go for distance, but rather work to decrease my pace per mile by running in fast spurts. This is an example of a "4x4" workout:

Run 1 mile, normal pace.
Run fast for 4 minutes, then normal pace for 4 minutes.
Run fast for 3 minutes, normal pace for 3 minutes.
Run fast for 2 minutes, normal pace for 2 minutes
Run fast for 1 minute, then run 1 mile at your normal pace.
End of workout.

This is supposed to help you concentrate on running faster. I figure if I can do this once a week, perhaps I'll start to see my times improve.

On Friday, I did the impossible...I got up at 5:00 AM and went for a run! The sun was just rising, the birds were chirping, and I decided to leave my iPod at home. It was lovely. Perfect temperature, not as many cars, and the best part was I didn't have to come home after work and run because I already finished my workout for the day! If only I could do that consistently. Yeah, right.

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