Thursday, September 07, 2006

LVM Training Week 3: Intervals

I have not done a good job of cross training this week. Tuesday I was pretty tired from the 10k, so I decided to just rest. With everything going on this weekend (Friday:long run, Saturday:Elk River ride & 5k, Sunday: Titans game), I figured I better get some rest while I can. That's probably not in my best interest for the hilly Music City Tri coming up, but oh well.
Yesterday was intervals, since I did the 10k Monday (substituting the 7 mile tempo run). Below is what was planned, and what really happened:















Planned
Interval
Target
Time
Actual
Interval
Actual
Time
10-20min warmupNo Target1.24 miles11:52
1200m5:281200m5:24
200m RINo Target200m walk2:39
1000m4:251000m4:24
200m RINo Target200m walk2:47
800m3:31800m3:33
200m RINo Target200m walk2:37
600m2:34600m2:37
200m RINo Target200m walk2:33
400m1:43400m1:40
200m RINo Target200m walk2:25
200m:45200m0:45
200m RINo Target100m walk1:00
10min cooldownNo Target1 mile9:26


I am finally hitting some targets!! That is good news. I did this workout during my lunch break this time, instead of 5:15 a.m., so maybe that had something to do with it.

The bad news is that I did not get out of bed this morning for cross training. Ugh. And I may just have to write it off, as the rest of my day is completely full with work, cooking for a friend whose grandmother passed away, Briar's basketball tryouts, and all the other stuff that consume a normal day. I guess the bright side of that is fresh legs for Friday's long run. It's 17 miles, so I'll need them.

5 comments:

Michele said...

Great job on the speed work.

Hope those legs aren't TOO fresh, I won't be able to keep up on that long run!

Papa Louie said...

It's amazing how we have to juggle our training (play) with other responsibilities. Have a great weekend.

Cliff said...

Keep them fresh..the most important run is the long run ;)

Rice said...

Who knew that a snooze button would be your strongest competitor? Don’t let beat yeah..

Cheers.

Rice.

E-Speed said...

great job on the intervals!