Another fun week of running…
This week’s highlights:
1.) I ran my easy run on Wednesday at a pace that actually felt easy! My easy runs do not have specific pace criteria, instead, I aim to: feel like I could run forever, be able to speak in full sentences without gasping for breath, and stop and take pictures of fun things I see.
Monday it rained. I did not run. I’m not hard core or beast mode or whatever we’re calling it these days.
2.) I did speed work on my birthday, and as a present to me, Jeff ran with me! It was tough – turns out 1200m repeats are hard. After the second one, we walked the recovery intervals, and that helped us stick with it for all 6 intervals. Later, I noticed that the second interval was our fastest…no wonder that one felt particularly difficult.
Which one of these is intervals? Just Kidding, intervals don’t come all wrapped up!
3.) My definition of cross training: any physical activity or combination of activities that is not running and lasts for at least 30 minutes. I’m getting better at it! I kayaked, and continued on with Kinetic Revolution. I also added some Wii Fit in there. No, it’s not terribly intense, but it’s also not nothing…score!
We walked by the Hale House on Saturday. It’s really old (16??). Rev. Hale apparently was responsible for putting a stop to the witch hunting in Beverly. And that’s why all the crazies go to the next town over on Halloween. (Salem)
4.) I ran a 10k on Sunday. Recap – coming soon to a blog near you!
Ready to race!
And the numbers:
- Monday: Cross Training ::: Day 2 Kinetic Revolution, and Wii fit
- Tuesday: 1200m intervals, 3 min recovery ::: 6 miles ::: 10:30/mile (~9/mile on intervals) ::: Day 3 Kinetic Revolution
- Wednesday: 45 minutes easy – Scavenger Hunt! ::: 3.7 miles ::: 11:25/mile
- Thursday: Rest Day
- Friday: Long Run ::: 15.5 miles ::: 11:12/mile
- Saturday: Cross Training ::: Long Walk
- Sunday: Bridge & Back 10k
How was your week last week?
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