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August 10, 2004
Speedplay
Yesterday I ran 8 miles sort of in a backward way. I spent the first 4 miles attempting to catch the girl in front of me. She showed up to run with our group and she got caught barely hanging on to a quick group of guys. I finally caught her (it was definitely a tempo run!) and we enjoyed a nice, controlled stroll home. I love meeting new people and M. was awesome.
This evening B. and I headed out to the lakefront to do 5x 2 minutes on, 1 minute off. I figured that was an easy and good place to add some turnover back into my runs. My good friend C. has decided to help me structure my running over the next few weeks (thank goodness), and this workout was his creation. I really thought it was going to be effortless.
I was DEAD wrong. I completely forgot how LOOOOONNNNNGGG 2 minutes could feel! B. and I kept pace with each other for the first 3, but then he let me go on the last two. I struggled with this workout, which is not a good sign. I am not sure of the pace, but I think we were going sub 6 minutes, which is stupid on my part. I really need to find a track to run on so I can get a feel for pace....otherwise, I run like a complete idiot!
I am planning to run long with J. tomorrow on the trails....I'm scared.
Posted by bridget at August 10, 2004 09:50 PM