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This morning, the sky looked like this:
but the sidewalks in my neighborhood still looked like this:
so, my run looked like this:
I was determined to do 5 miles today (or there is no way I will meet my weekly goal of 15 miles and failing my very first week is just not an option). So after teaching my class, I settled onto a treadmill with a view of the blue sky (and the parking lot). I purposely did not load my bar too heavy for squats and lunges during class, but after teaching last night and again this morning, loaded or not, my legs were tired. Taking 3 weeks off from running in honor of the holidays is starting to feel like a bad idea. whine whine I was sucking air by mile 2. whine whine My legs felt like they weighed a hundred pounds each. whine whine
This is the workout I followed. Not my fastest time, but finishing was today's goal. I totaled 5.45 miles but walked 2 minutes for the warm up and 2 more minutes for the cool down so I will record 5 miles of running.
And I was very happy to step off the treadmill 50 minutes later.
Minutes | Speed (mph) |
0-2 | 4 |
2-5 | 6 |
5-10 | 6.5 |
10-15 | 7 |
15-20 | 6.5 |
20 - 30 | 1 min at 8, then 1 min at 6, repeat 5 times |
30-35 | 6.5 |
35-40 | 7 |
40-45 | 6.5 |
45-48 | 6 |
48-50 | 4 |