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March 07, 2005
Pet Peeve
I simply do not understand this winter's weather. The supposed high yesterday was over 50, but it most definitely did not feel nearly that warm when I was outside hanging my laundry on the line. It was nearly 70 today, but quite windy. Tomorrow the high is supposed to come at midnight and then drop all day long into the low 30s with a chance of snow. The weather gods have not known what to do all winter, so they have been giving us a little bit of everything.
I'm starting to get good at my mornings. Once again, I was able to wake up just before the alarm went off. My ankle was much less sore than it has been, I'm taking this as a good sign! Going back to the weather, I had no idea what to put on because the temperatures on the TV just did not go together. The temperature in the corner with the time said something like 40, but the temperature on the map for our town said 32. I made the decision that because it was only a half hour run, I would rather be warm and push up my sleeves than freeze. I may have been on the warm side, but I probably would have worn the same outfit if I had to do it over again. This morning, after my run of course, I figured out how my headlamp works. I'd been having problems with the angle, it was more or less pointing straight down and I could not see in front of me. When I got home, I figured out how to change the angle of the lamp.
Today was payday, so we got to leave work early to take care of our checks. By the time I got home, I was exhausted and ready for my nap. I slept for about 40 minutes, which was much needed.
Once again, we had a small group at the track. This was pretty surprising since it was really warm. On the warm up I was still feeling pretty sluggish, until about the halfway point when my body decided it was ready to wake up again. The schedule tonight called for 6 x 800, but most people were rounding down since they have not been doing much speedwork. Since we have hardly been able to get on the track, J advised most people to take it easy. The problem when it starts to get nice out is that people from the community come and use the track as well. My pet peeve is people who walk on the inside lane and don't move out of the way when you're barrelling at them yelling "TRACK". This happened to me at least three times tonight. It only gets worse as it gets nicer out. Anyhow, I felt really strong during tonight's workout. The 800s were to be done kind of Yasso-style, with a "float" 400 jog (kind of like regular run pace). I would have liked the 800s to be a touch faster, but I was not running with anyone else. There was a pretty stiff wind on the backstretch, so I tried to make a game of staying relaxed the first time around and then really pushing it the second time. I ran my 800s in 3:01, 3:02 (out in lane 4 to get around the walkers), 3:00, 3:00, 3:01 (backed off because J told me to do 6), and 3:00. I was averaging around 7:15 pace for my 400 jogs, so I kept the pace up most of the time. We warmed down for 2 1/2 miles to give me 9 1/2 for the night. I considered going on the track for an 800 to make it an even ten, but this is a cutback week so I can race this weekend.
Does anyone have any good medicine ball exercises that I can incorporate into my training? I found some really cheap and was planning on picking up a 4 pounder and 6 pounder tomorrow, but I don't really know what to do with them. Any help is greatly appreciated...
Posted by Blondie at March 7, 2005 08:08 PM