Last night I did the run I love to hate. Its the type of run that you dread all day.....that you can't wait to finish.....that makes you feel like you could accomplish anything!
Let me back up...due to the snow and a cancelled swim class, I shifted my runs a little this week. Last night ended up being what I term the triple play run. It's a little different each week, but always involves a mix of 3 different things. I actually like doing these runs on the treadmill because it allows me to have more control over my pace rather than constantly looking at my Garmin and stressing about hitting the appropriate paces.
Here's how last night's run played out:
15 minute warm up
3 miles at goal marathon pace
3 x 800m at 5k pace with 3 minute recoveries
3 miles at tempo pace
10 minute cool down
Overall it added up to 11 miles for the day. Now looking at this combo of paces you can see why I hate this run....marathon pace + 5k pace + tempo pace.....yikes!! That last tempo mile was rough and I went to my new "go-to" song on my ipod to keep my legs turning over. But once I was finished, I felt great. It gave me such a confidence boost and reminded me that I am stronger than my brain often tells myself that I am!
Can you feel the love yet?
2 comments:
I would love to hate that run too! And then love myself once it was over. I like stuff like that.
So what's the new go-to song? I have several mostly by Girl Talk - really gets me going!
Oh yeah....I should have posted the song!
Let it Rock by Kevin Rudolf and Lil'Wayne - I'm not usually a Lil'Wayne fan, but it has a great beat to it. And yes...I lipsing to myself when on the TM :)
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