Training Log Archive: mariaamaya

What an amazing run! Two days in a row makes a big difference! I felt awesome, I guess eating right helps too! It was never too hard, when I started I wasn't sure I could hold it, but it got easier as I went along. The strides definitely helped!

So, I did Run #2:

5 min warm up (6.2 mph)
5 min of 4 strides (11.0 mph & rest at 6.3 mph)

18 min @ 7.3 mph (8:13 m/mile)
2 min rest @ 6.3 mph

18 min @ 7.4 mph (8:06 m/mile)
2 min rest @ 6.3 mph

18 min @ 7.5 mph (8:00 m/mile)
2 min rest @ 6.3 mph

Fabulous run! I'm going to start being more consistent!!

WOW! Brutally cold run! Ugh!!! The temperature was about 24 or so, but with the wind it felt like 5, it was probable more like 18 or so! Geez!

So, I had my shake in the morning with the oatmeal because I felt like last week I ate too much. No sweet potato this morning.

I ran and took some clementines with me. I didn't eat until about 1 hr 30 min or so, I probably should have eaten sooner but it's so hard to eat in that kind of cold. I ate the second clementine at about 2 hr 15 min, it had partially frozen in my pocket! It was delicious but freezing cold. I should have had a Kind bar, it has more calories.

I never got tired or lost energy but I did feel a little better after each clementine. I figured out the best way to take the clementines, already peeled and just ready to eat in a small snack bag. I also have to take the bar in my pocket, close to my body because those things are really hard to eat when they're cold and that's probably why I didn't pull it out, plus I just didn't want to stop long enough to take my camelbak off to grab anything!

Overall I felt good, I just went easy. I had to push a couple of hills just to warm up. It wasn't as flat as I thought it would be.

I did notice that when I returned I was exhausted, much more worn out than last week. So, I don't know if it was because my time was faster... or because I ate less or because of both.

Here are my splits:

Mile 1 - 10:42
------uphill
Mile 2 - 11:11
------flat to downhill
Mile 3 - 10:14
Mile 4 - 10:35
Mile 5 - 10:12
Mile 6 - 9:57
Mile 7 - 10:19
Mile 8 - 11:59
Mile 9 - 10:20
------uphill
Mile 10 - 11:34
Mile 11 - 12:10
Mile 12 - 9:54
Mile 13 - 10:44
------flat to downhill
Mile 14 - 9:36
Mile 15 - 9:24 (.56 miles)

Great run! Tons of energy, this whole new eating is great!

I didn't want to do the strides at 45 min but after the first few minutes I realized that I had a ton of energy and that I wanted to do something more.

So, I did the 4 strides at 44 min. and finished strong!

0 - 15 min, easy
15 - 20 min, 4 strides
20 - 30 min, stayed at 6% incline for the 30 min required, however I had to decrease .1 mph at every min for the first 10 min, starting at 6.2 mph
30 - 40 min, stayed at 5.5 mph
40 - 45 min, increased to 5.6 mph
45 - 50 min, increased to 5.7 mph

Went back to flat
50 - 52 min, increased to 5.8 mph
52 - 54 min, increased to 5.9 mph
54 - 56 min, increased to 6.0 mph
56 - 58 min, increased to 6.1 mph
58 - 60 min, increased bw 6.1 - 6.6 mph

Quick run, got up late!

Easy relaxing, hilly run on treadmill. I have a lot of work to do to get back to where I used to be.