Tuesday, May 13:
Zombies at the park.
5.2 in 43:36, 8:22 ave. Mouth
felt dry in the last few laps. Almost
got caught in the 3rd zombie chase.
Wednesday, May 14:
Sister visited.
Before embarking on our pie-making adventure, I got in a quick run. 6.0 in 49:29, 8:13 ave, of Zombies.
Thursday – Drove to Charleston. Didn’t make time to work out on Friday, but I
had plans to run the next day.
Saturday, May 17:
Decided to take it easy, and not do zombies. 6.6 in 58:07, 8:48 ave. Legs felt like they were going recovery
speed, in the first 2.2-mi lap.
Splits> 21:12, 19:18, 17:36.
Sunday, May 18:
The wedding day, for two childhood friends! Got in a quick run before getting dressed and
heading out. 4.4 in 34:58, 7:56
ave. Legs felt surprisingly sharp, even
after a run day that was at recovery pace.
Drove back go GVL, arriving at 1am.
The wedding was a great time, where I got to reunite with HS friends and
teachers.
Tuesday, May 20:
55 min body-weight strength session. 4th time of doing it with an elevation
mask. Felt like no big deal this time…
maybe I’m adapting to it, or just getting used to the feeling.
Wednesday, May 21:
Would’ve biked at the gym, but it was still being
renovated, after weeks. Rather than run
outside in the dark on the streets and pound my legs and/or potentially trip
over stuff, I did the level 2 Jillian Michaels Hardbody DVD. I love how diverse and new-to-me the
exercises are. You do an arrangement of
sets of circuits, twice, for a total of 45 min.
In the first round, my form was sloppy, as I tried to learn the
movements. It only improved somewhat in
the second round. Lots of squatting.
Thursday, May 22:
Barely made it out the door.
I was so tired, and my legs felt used/swollen from the squats. Wasn’t sure it was even safe to run without
risking overdoing it. Tore myself out of
a 30 min nap, drove sleepily to the park.
No zombies for me – just podcast.
4.5 in 39:26, 8:46 ave.
Friday – decided to surprise my mom by visiting my parents
again this weekend.
Saturday, May 24:
I was hoping for a quality workout this weekend, to help get
me ready for the Battlefrog obstacle course race in June. I waited all day for the clouds to come, to
limit sun exposure. Finally, I got my
chance. I had considered a LR, but when
the sun persisted, I decided on intervals on the treadmill. Once the sun went down, though, I decided
that I would go out to the track. It
would be a waste not to take advantage of such a beautiful track, so
closeby. I love nice tracks, with the
mondo surface. It feels special, just
being there. I wanted to earn my right
to be on that track, so I ventured out to do the pyramid workout, for the first
time in maybe a year-and-a-half.
The workout:
0.5 mi warmup, 4x[100] with 100 jogs after each rep, 3x[200]
with 200 jogs after each rep, 2x[400] with 400 jogs after each rep, 1x[800]
with 400 jog after each rep, and back down (2x4, 3x2, 4x1). You always doubt whether you’ll finish, but
as you get to the halfway mark, it’s only a bit more to get through the 400s,
and once you’re through the 400s, you can push through the 300s, and then,
you’re home free.
I love this workout, since you ease into it with the uphill
of the pyramid, gradually extending your speed to longer and longer
distances. You get the VO2max benefits
of the interval sessions where you jog.
And on the downhill part of the pyramid, your legs are tired, and you
promote more muscle fiber recruitment as you call on all available resources to
help you speed through the rest. It’s a
sizeable workout overall, too, so you get endurance. 5.7 in 42:37, 7:29 ave.
Sunday, May 25:
Biked 45 min at the gym, while listening to podcasts (didn’t
bring my running magazines). Then, arm
strength.
Also went to a nearby beach, which supposedly had its water mysteriously turn clear blue. Nobody was sure why. It ended up being only slightly greener and clearer than what I remembered from the past. It was fun to spend time with my parents, in any case.
Also went to a nearby beach, which supposedly had its water mysteriously turn clear blue. Nobody was sure why. It ended up being only slightly greener and clearer than what I remembered from the past. It was fun to spend time with my parents, in any case.
Monday, May 26:
Drove back to Greenville.
Right bursa was inflamed again, for some reason. The run felt physically and cardiovascularly
harder than it should’ve been. 5.2 in
43:24, 8:16 average. Might’ve rolled my
right ankle without remembering, since it was tender afterwards.
Tuesday-Wednesday, resting up for a hoped-for long run on
Thursday.
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