Payback Tour – Week 8, Saturday

Workout: 3.11 miles @ 5:57 pace; core work (50%). Weather: 68 degrees, sunny.

Recap: Yes! Tough run, but it’s done. Before the run, I could feel my nerves, and I told myself, “Remember how this feels, because you’re going to laugh at it when you’re done.” I was unbelievably negative. Plus, I ate pizza and chicken wings last night. Really going to have to correct this sort of thing next month.

Warmed up by walking for about five minutes and took off. Pretty much followed the script. Got off to the start I wanted and took down the first mile pretty easily. Focused on turnover through the second mile as planned – just making sure I didn’t get sloppy. For a second, I thought it was going to be another easy run. Breathed evenly and moved comfortably. The monkey jumped on my back late in the second mile though.  Finally, with about 0.5 miles to go, I abandoned form and just ran. I thought about the blog and how I really wanted to post a success story today. Hit the 5K mark and checked my Garmin. Booyah. Great feeling. Even better, the next time I don’t feel confident, I’ll at least have this to remember.

So pumped afterwards, even did a fast core work session. Time to take it easy and load up for the next block of training starting tomorrow.

Have a great day and thanks for reading!

Payback Tour – Week 8, Sunday

Workout: 2 miles @ 6:30 pace; core work (50%). Weather: 70 degrees, cloudy, drizzle.

Recap: That was a lot harder than it should have been. I’m not one for mystery, so naturally I wonder what went wrong there. Going to make sure I’m eating enough today. Popcorn and apples didn’t get it done for me yesterday. Started slow and had to start hauling tail around the 0.25-mile mark. Legs felt like bricks at the 1.5-mile point. Thankful this wasn’t a 3-miler and grateful that it wasn’t the time trial day. Ick.

On the bright side…new resting HR low….42! Consistency paying off.

Have a great day and thanks for reading!

Payback Tour – Week 5, Saturday

Workout: 3 miles @ 6:30 pace. Weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy.

Recap: Painful from the very start. Felt like a race. No mystery though. Skip a day. Don’t eat. Run slow. HR up to 197 near max at the end. Need to take care of business in the kitchen and at the store today.