It also makes me realize how much work I have to do to improve my power and speed :). My marathon legs just won’t cut it.
Can I also just say that I just love track & watching all-out efforts like this? Inspiring, to say the least!
Gotta love those little breakthroughs. Last night was one of them. Workout was 6×5 minutes at tempo (which by the VDOT recommendations, is 6:05 to 6:15). Because the last time I did it I was dying after just doing 3 or 4 reps, I thought I’d really die… But it went GREAT! First two in…
A 24 second improvement over last week. Yeah! Still not quick, but guess I can’t complain since I’ve only been back running for 4 weeks. It was a lot harder than the last 5k — my legs are a little dead. Last week was 30 miles with 2 days off. This week was 40, with…
I’ve raced the last two weekends: at the Earth Day 1/2 Marathon and at the Gustavus Drake Alternative (Alumni) Track meet. Both have gone… okay. Earth Day 1/2 Marathon This is one of my favorite Spring races. Two of my athletes came up to race with me, which made the event even more fun! Heather…
Wait for it… Wait for it… YAY! Congrats! CBL, send me an email and I’ll let you know how to enter! For those of you that didn’t win but still want to race, be sure to use the code NicholeRunningReaders for $5 off. Register via the Zap link here: http://mendotabottoms.mountaingoatrunning.com/ I hope to be able to…
Getting better. This one was a little tougher. Last time I did this I had done it after a day of cross training. I think that made it a little easier. Today was done after yesterday’s “long run” of 5 miles. My legs honestly had no strength left in them the last mile tonight. C’mon…
