I just read Michelle L.'s blog where she said she did 80 miles this week for the first time. This must be a week for firsts because I hit 50 miles for the first time, and Michelle Margetts from my running group also hit 50 for the first time. So hurray for all of us!! Though as Sasha says, mileage isn't what really matters, what matters is how you perform in a race, but hopefully this mileage will translate into better racing.
I met at the Riverton track at 6:00am with Cheris, Michelle and Debbie. Steve had a baby-sitting issue and couldn't be with us, but he told me the workout he wanted us to run. We warmed up for two miles on 2700 West, and then did about 3 laps of speed changes before we hit the meat of the workout. We ran 6 800's, with the idea to get progressively faster. My times were: ?, I had a watch problem; 4:06; 4:03; 3:54; 3:44; and 3:26. At least I think those are the times. I'm going from memory because I stupidly deleted things before writing them down. I know the last one is correct and the others I'm pretty sure are accurate. I was happy to hit a 3:26. We then finished up with 6 100 meter sprints. I felt aerobically ok during the workout, my limiting factor is still the tightness in my hamstrings and glutes. I just feel like I cannot stride out all the way. I will keep working on that
When I got home I felt like I had extra energy, so I ran for an easy 30 minutes on the canal road with Schneider. I guess my energy wasn't as great as I thought it was because I struggled a little on this run. But overall it was a good running day. I'm working on faster leg turnover and I think that is helping a little.
Have a great weekend all you bloggers!!
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