Marathon Training Week #7

I used to get butterflies every time I thought about running the treadmill at the gym because that meant SPEED INTERVALS. And running fast scares me. Or at least it used to.

I've been hammering the treadmill lately with my speed and tempo workouts. I've been sticking with my 3 days a week running schedule and I feel it's been working. I'm not killing my knees and I'm getting faster. Oh, and I discovered negative incline on the treadmill. Hooray! This will be great for my downhill training!

Monday: Swim 2300 yards

Tuesday: Speed intervals on treadmill, 1:01, 8 miles, 8x800 @ 6:40

Wednesday: Rode outside! Hill sprints, 6 x Cannon hill, 22.1 miles, 1:49

Thursday: Temp Run, 60 minutes, 8 miles, 3 @ 7:30, then 4 @ 7:00 with negative incline

Friday: Trainer, 70 minutes, 20 miles

Saturday: Trail run with Skyler, 16 miles, 2:38, 1/2 downhill

Running on Vacation

Two weekends ago I was in Florida for work. Being out of town is no longer an excuse to skip my workouts. So even though I had limited time, I managed to squeeze in a few runs.

My first workout was at 6:30am, which was 3:30am PST (since I hadn't adjusted yet). I don't know how I did it. Dedication I guess. Ended up doing a great tempo run on the treadmill. 6 miles total with 3.5 at sub-7. I wanted to do it outdoors but it was dark and I was unfamiliar with the area. Glad I was able to make it happen.