I know that I would not be where I am today if not for the help and support of SO many along the way. Last Saturday’s run was no exception. Brenden made the trek up from St. Peter to do a 20 miler with two 3 mile tempo segments. We headed out the door shortly…
It’s been a while :). I blame my work, which has been a bit overwhelming as of late. First item to note: I’ve seen progress in my workout times, which has been exciting. This week has particularly been exciting. Two workouts to note: 5×1000: 3:20, 3:20, 3:21, 3:24, 3:22 20 miles with 2×3 mile: 3…
Week in review:79 miles2 hard workouts: 200m track workout, 2×3 miles at tempoOne off day Last week I had a little bit of a breakthrough (i.e. not being INCREDIBLY slow, just sort-of slow), and I was excited to continue with that progress this week. Except it didn’t happen. Both workouts I had I was pretty…
I’ve said this to a couple of people lately, but it’s so true: if I hadn’t run a 2:44 marathon in January, I would honestly be wondering if I had any running ability… seriously. My first threshold workout was supposed to be 6 miles in 36 minutes. Should be easy enough, right? Except that I…
All in all, not a bad first week back: 63 miles with one day off. One long run (16) and one track workout (well, sort of! Post earlier in the week below :). I had almost forgotten what it meant to be this sore 🙂 I’m almost embarrased to report it, but yes — my…
My exact words to Cassie during Monday night’s adventure on the track 🙂 Simone was doing 5x1000m in 3:20-3:25, and was starting late enough in the evening that I could join after work. I figured it’d be a good first speed workout. My previous 1000s have been around 3:19-3:20 (before the Trials). We started the…