Plan: 10-20 minute warm-up, 1200m, 1000m, 800m, 600m, 400m, 200m,(all with 200m RI),10 minute cool-downWeather: Mostly Cloudy, 28°F, 63% Humidity, Wind: SW @ 6 mph; feels like 22°F.
Overall Pace: 7:56 min/mile
Course: 6 Mile Rt Clover (loop, mostly flat, roads), found on USATF Map It!
Pre-Run Ruminations: I'm not sure whether it's my fear of track running or just an incredible dislike for speed work in circles, but once again as I planned to go for my Key Run #1, rather than looking to identify a local track without snow on which to run, I added the distance (in meters) and sought to figure out how many miles I needed to run with pick-ups over certain distances. Not the most scientific way to go about it, but psychologically "easier" than running around and around and around... cumulatively, if I was to continue with my progress using this particular training plan, I needed to plan on about 6.1+ miles with scheduled increases in speed at preplanned points.
Post-Run Reflections: Despite the happy presence of birds twittering in the bushes around my neighborhood, this morning's run was a bit of a struggle. My legs felt heavy and my knees achy, and though the first two miles was promising, I found myself laboring toward the end to sustain the pace of my pick-ups, which themselves were hard to quantitatively evaluate. It is during runs such as these that I need to consciously remind myself that "you are not going to be an Olympian" and remember how fortunate I am just to be able to run.Interestingly, I left the house to run craving chicken wings and came home 60+ minutes later thinking "what shall I have for a healthy post-run snack?" After getting home and cooling down I enjoyed a whole grain English muffin with crunchy peanut butter and a glass of cranberry/white grape juice...Mmmmmm!
Laissez les bon temps rouler!
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