I went out to run this morning and there were tons of signs all over the bike path near our apartment where a large part of the run will be done. Even though I was only doing a turtle-paced 6mi, and none of those signs were for me, it was still inspiring. I wish I'd had my camera! Some of my favorites were:
- Dad, you're a PowerMan
- MnM's at the finish line
- Swim like a fish, bike like a wolf, run like a cheetah (A wolf bicycling would certainly be impressive!)
- We'll go out for drinks after
As for my week:
M- Strength training and yoga
T- 8mi with 2x4x800 at 10k pace. This felt much easier than the last time I did this workout because it was a lot cooler. Even though it was really windy, I was able to keep around 10k pace for all but the first interval (which is always slow). Average time per 800: 3:51. Yoga in the afternoon.
W- 8mi easy and yoga
R- 8mi with 2x15 min tempo. First 15 at 8:46 min/mile pace (kind of slow but this is the hillier part of the run). Second 15 at 8:04 min/mile. I was really surprised at my pace for the second section because I actually thought I was going slower than the first. Oh well, I'll take it!. Yoga in the afternoon.
F- Strength
S- 20mi.
The last 20 of this training cycle and the fastest by 2 minutes. YAY! It rained for a lot of the run, and it was kind of boring because I ended up doing 3 loops around campus. The forecast called for possible thunderstorms during the time I was running, and I was confident that I could get under cover on campus if it started booming.
I didn't get really soaked until the second loop. If the City of Madison is interested, I'd be happy to consult with them about a huge drainage problem on the newly re-constructed part of University Bay.
I also did my bad deed for the day by refusing to stop and give a driver directions when I was 18.76 mile through and was wet and cold and just really really wanted to be done.
The last 20 of this training cycle and the fastest by 2 minutes. YAY! It rained for a lot of the run, and it was kind of boring because I ended up doing 3 loops around campus. The forecast called for possible thunderstorms during the time I was running, and I was confident that I could get under cover on campus if it started booming.
I didn't get really soaked until the second loop. If the City of Madison is interested, I'd be happy to consult with them about a huge drainage problem on the newly re-constructed part of University Bay.
I also did my bad deed for the day by refusing to stop and give a driver directions when I was 18.76 mile through and was wet and cold and just really really wanted to be done.
U- 6mi very very slowly. I'm almost regretting having run this morning because I'm really tired right now. Like I want to go back to sleep. Actually I want to eat a second English muffin and then go back to sleep, but that's getting ridiculous. At least I got all the laundry done on Thursday so I don't have to haul anything heavy up and down stairs today.
I guess this week officially begins my race taper. My schedule doesn't change that much this week, but the long run will be shorter.
Have a great Sunday, all.