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Monday: easy miles
5.25 miles at the indoor track. This was an easy run. I ran indoors because it was 90+ degrees outside. So 42 laps around the track.
The run felt easy enough.
But afterwards, I felt as tired as I'd done a really hard track workout. My legs were sore. I was so tired and went to bed early. The run was fine, but after I felt like garbage.
Tuesday: off
My legs felt so bad I skipped Tuesday's run. I just felt really, really tired. I went home and read and rested, and started to feel normal again.
I think I didn't run much this summer. Then, I did 3 weeks of training and my body was tired. I also ran too many road miles last week, so I need to hit the trails more this week. WHEN IS THE COOLER WEATHER COMING?
Wednesday: track workout
My track workout for the week was 4x1600 with 400 recovery. Fun, huh?
1. The weather finally cooled down. It was 80 instead of 90. And because it's been so hot that 80 degrees felt like 68. It felt cool. Cool enough that I did my workout outside at 6 p.m. instead of inside.
2. I ran my warmup mile, 8:30, which is a tad fast for a warmup. I think my body just likes running at the track. (Softer than the indoor one.) My stomach felt pretty gross while warming up. Maybe I was dehydrated I don't usually have stomach issues.
3. Going in, I thought I'd like to hit 7:45ish. But didn't know if I could find that speed. I thought if I finished the workout, great. If it was 8 minute miles, that's where I'm at.
Rep 1: 7:33. That's the fastest mile I think I've run in a while. I wasn't expecting that fast. Happy with that. Did a 400 recovery.
Rep 2: 7:34. Surprised with this. Still worried I was going a little fast. (I could have held this speed in the past, but not after a lazy summer.) Did a recovery 400.
Rep. 3: Ok, this is where it fell apart. I did one lap and almost quit. Other people on the track made me get to 2 laps. But I split this into 800s with about a 45 second break to catch my breath. So 2 800s, for 8:00 pace.Totally fine with that. I should have done a 400 recovery after that but I just walked 100 meters out and 100 meters back to the start. (I know the recoveries will make me tougher, so hopefully I can do better next time. About 75 seconds of recovery.
Rep 4: 7:45. Had a runner friend jump in to the first lap, which helped make me go a little faster. He jumped in on the last lap and I actually had a little left on the last lap, so I got a nice 100 meter finish. 7:45 pace. Which is probably what I should have averaged.
That was 5.5 miles right there. I did a .5 mile cool down, which I had to make myself do. I did not want to do it.
4. I ran out of water. I had a 12 ounce bottle and I was parched after the last rep. Bring a bigger bottle next time, Sara!
5. I'm happy with the effort. I worked hard. Got some practice running hard and fast(er).
Right now, my October 10k is not looking like a PR, but we'll see where I can get in the next month. I've been making progress and I'm happy that speed is coming back.
Thursday: 5 miles
Did an easy trail run after work. My legs didn't feel as bad as I thought they might. Wore my new trail shoes. I found them on eBay for $60. New in box. Pretty excited about that.
Friday: Hill repeats
I knew I was supposed to do a hill workout this week, but didn't know how to get it done. I prefer hill repeats on soft surfaces. I'd prefer the morning. But I can't see in the morning (even with a headlamp). But the weather was cooler, 80s, so I opted for the trails. The workout was 2 mile warmup. 6x90 second hill repeats and 2 mile cool down. The hill I like is .2 miles long. The workout also said 7 minute pace for the repeats. Hahahahaha. I am so bad at hills, I can't run fast up them. But I can try not to run 10 minute pace up them. Also trees and GPS drift.
I just ran the length of the hill, 1:50, 1:50, 1:46, 1:46, 1:46, 1:41. 8:28 pace is the best speed my watch said I got. I tried hard.
I did my 2 mile cool down. And I tried the workout. Happy with the effort. I know I need to get better at hills. I looked at my data from the last time I ran hills. I've run the hills faster. But I get better as the weeks go by. So hopefully next time I'll be faster.
Saturday: OFF
I rode my bike some. Maybe 10 minutes to meet a friend.
I sat down to watch a few minutes of TV. And it's amazing how much better I felt after sitting. I think I needed a day to relax. (I sit all day at work, but honestly, I think the building I work in has something that makes me feel unwell, mold etc.) I catch myself standing to eat and need to relax. (In what time?)
Sunday: Long run
It was a cutback week, so my long run was only 7 miles. I did trails. The weather was perfect.
Honestly, I was tired all day after this run. It took a lot out of me. And I was lazy and didn't do any strength or core like I normally do.
Miles this week: 29
Runs this week 5
