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May 03, 2006
a return to the world of speed workouts
Speed workouts are hard! That is the primary conclusion I came to after last night's workout. And during actually. It was not that bad and I had a good time, and it would have been less bad had it not been 80 degrees and windy. Boulder is a windy town and my car was getting blown all over the road on my way up there, so I knew that would be a challenge. The group has changed a lot since the last time I went, and it was fun to see a few people I know pretty well and to meet some new people. It is always fun to see Darren as well.
The workout was 5 sets of 1/2/1 minute fartleks. It doesn't sound hard, I know, but it was kind of tough at times! I felt like I ran pretty well. I think I got in about 7 miles of running what with the warmup and cooldown. So that was good too. I drank a TON of water afterwards because it was so hot. I was very proud that I was not too dehydrated when I went to bed.
This morning I ran a very slow 6 miles. Like embarrassingly slow. But I am okay with it, my goal was to run very, very easy. I am liking being back on a team.
Tonight Matt and I are going to the last play in the series we purchased. It has been fun and I think we'll do it again this coming year. After the play I will definitely pass out, it's been a tiring week so far!
I believe I have mentioned this as well, but we are leaving on vacation a week from today. I am very excited = we are going away for 5 days. I don't know where we're going, so it is very exciting!
Posted by barb at May 3, 2006 11:13 AM
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a suprise vacation, cool!!
i am glad you are enjoying your group workouts. i think that sounds great.
Posted by: Audrey at May 3, 2006 11:43 AM
Yeah, it's easy to forget how hard running can be when you never do speedwork. I've been reminded of that repeatedly lately. Good for you for doing it, though. I hope your workouts get easier and faster throughout the month!
That's awesome about the vacation (I think, assuming it's a good surprise!). I don't think I could ever stand such suspense. Do you get any clues?!
Posted by: Alison at May 3, 2006 11:56 AM
I agree, they are hard, and I always dread them, especially if Im doing them alone. But boy do they pay off when race time comes. Im always the worst about putting a speed workout off, and then I usually end up getting injured at some point because I go overboard. Such is the life of a runner, I guess.
Posted by: Dawn at May 3, 2006 12:29 PM
Have fun on vacation!!
Posted by: Beth at May 3, 2006 12:44 PM
Have fun on vacation!!
Posted by: Beth at May 3, 2006 12:45 PM