Don't Fear the Track Workout!

Hi!

So, as promised, I went to a group track workout on Tuesday. Admittedly, I was pretty nervous about the whole thing and almost bailed. I don't know why I'm so weird about group workouts. It was totally fine and I'm glad I went. Some were faster than me and some were slower. And, during 400m and 800m intervals, it's hard to get too strung out anyway. Since this was my first track workout since, say, 2005, I was a bit unsure of how it would go. We did a ladder workout with rest in between.

400m
400m
800m
1600m
800m
400m
400m

My last 400s were about the same pace as my first ones, but I didn't feel like I had a ton left in the tank, so I think I paced things pretty well. The only interval that I think I should have gone harder on was the 1600. I was a bit conservative because it was a long one and I had a lot of the workout left to go. You can see the details by clicking on the DailyMile widgit and looking at my training.

The other runners were very friendly and there were Popsicles after the workout. :)

Tuesday was also my birthday. Some may go out for a night on the town for their birthdays, but I really know how to party!

Happy Running!
Jen

Track Workout

Hi!

Tomorrow I'm going to a track workout arranged by the YMCA at Appleton North High School. I'm excited but nervous. I guess the good thing is that, unlike a regular road training run, I can't get lost or anything if I am the slowest person there.

I'm excited to do a track workout though. I actually haven't done one in years.

Another thing that makes me nervous is that the workout is at 6:30 PM. I typically run later at night, so I come home, eat supper, let it digest and then go. I think I'm going to have some sort of substantial snack around 4:30. I can't not eat before the workout. I pretty much melt down mentally and physically when I miss a regular mealtime. Hopefully I can strike a balance and be well fueled but not have a bunch of food sitting in my stomach for the workout.

Jen

She's going the distance, she's going for SPEED!

Okay-so that's a bit of a Cake ripoff.

I had an awesome speed workout last night. You can see it by clicking on the DailyMile widgit on the sidebar.

Maybe I can do this fast running thing afterall!

Happy (fast) running!
Jen

100 Mile Week

Hi!

So, I'm not sure precisely how this happened, but I've become a bit obsessed with the idea of running a 100 mile week. You know-just to see if I can do it. 100 miles in a week sounds impressive to me. But, when I got to thinking about it, it only comes out to ~14.3 miles per day. Not that over 14 miles per day isn't a lot, but it's not so much. I realize that fatigue would set in as the week went on, but I still think it's entirely possible. Especially if I can run at any old slow pace that I choose.

I'm not sure when I'll be attempting this though, because I want to jump into some serious 5k training and slogging through 100 slow miles isn't the most productive training week. We'll see...

Jen