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April 26, 2007
Athletics Teach Life Lessons
Lesson learned today? For every headwind there is a tailwind. True on the bike, true on the running track and true in life too. That is unless you are on a point to point course. :)
Anyway, this morning O and I woke up bright and early (okay, we woke up the same time we always do) and headed to the high school track for some 400s.
AM running workout:
15 min wu, 4x100 pickups w/100 jog easy rest, 400 easy, 8x400 w/~40 sec rest (1:25, 1:23, 1:23, 1:22, 1:21, 1:20, 1:19, 1:18), 2 min easy jog, 4x100 on infield grass w/10 sec rest (18, 17, 18, 18), 12 min cd
I did this workout about 3 weeks ago and ran something like 89, 85, 86, 85, 82, 84, 83, 82. So this time I was a little more consistent and a little faster. I was pleased with the workout considering the improvement as well as running around 80 sec pace for the last 4 of them on 40 seconds rest. Let it be known - I'm no speed demon - so just running quarters in under 80 (let alone on little rest) is an achievement for me. Regardless, my performance was helped IMMENSELY by having O with me. It just helps to have someone out there on the track but he also called out splits (while doing the workout with me of course!) and did the usual encouragement, etc... His company was superb! :) And all this after he had to climb the fence to even get onto the track since the gate was locked. Who the heck locked the gate?! Um yeah - we got in anyhow - O via the fence and me via the gap between the fence (I'm just no good at climbing :).
So yeah - good workout this morning! I definitely felt the track work in my legs throughout the day though! Nothing like a few intervals to make the old legs a little woozy!
When I got home from work I started to get my bike ready for the outside ride when I saw there was a tornado warning. Hmm...it was awfully windy and looking pretty ominous outside on my commute home. It was also 60 degrees though so I decided that I would ride outside regardless - if I got wet, well than I got wet.
And wet I got! It was weird though. It would rain really hard for 1-2 minutes and then stop and about 10 minutes later I was totally dry. Then after another 15 minutes or so it would do it again. I thought about turning around once but since it was warm enough I wasn't cold so I just kept on at it. The unfortunate part was the BEASTLY headwind that was reducing me to riding 15 MPH downhill for much of the way out. I don't dare mention my speed uphills! It was to be an easy ride though so I just got in my small chain ring and spun when the wind refused to let up. The fortunate part was when I turned around. Holy. Cow. Talk about 25 MPH on the flats and I wasn't even sure if I was pedaling or not. My heart rate was in the gutter. It was great! I can totally understand why people spend 1000s of dollars on getting a more and more aerodynamic bike. That wind resistance is something. :)
So anyway, my ride was 1:45 total. And now I must rest for tomorrow is a new day! But first a check on the Penn Relays results!
Posted by beth at April 26, 2007 9:18 PM
Comments
Dude, I love that you're bad ass enough to trespass in the pursuit of a workout!
Posted by: Audrey at April 26, 2007 11:16 PM