So I guess after my mini vacation to Atlanta I wasn't too motivated to blog, so here is my quick recap of training this week as I get ready to head to St. Lucia... :) (don't worry I brought 1 workout outfit and sneakers, just incase I decide a run will help with my piña colada indulgences.)
I had a great run on monday night which I mentioned. And on Tuesday, Tony the tiger killed my upper body with large amounts of pushups. Wednesday I was exhausted and took the night off. And on Thursday instead of bootcamp, I decided to get a good running workout in since Friday after work I had to bring Hank the wonder dog to my parents, and pack, and leave at 3:00 AM for the airport.
On Thursday I decided to hit the treadmill for another round of sprint miles and sprint 400's (is that even the technical running term for those!?) While in Atlanta I ran a mile in 7:something and my goal was to push myself to do a sub 7 minute mile. So for my first one I am glad to announce I busted my ass and pulled out a 6:28 mile! Heck yeah! Granted it was on the treadmill but I still did it and my next 3 miles were all in the 7 minute range! I was pretty happy and extremely sweaty after that. My 400's were all about 1:30 each. That's the one thing I enjoy about using the treadmill, I can set a speed and run until I think I'm going go fall off the back of the treadmill. I have to admit my legs were jello when i was running. I felt like i had lead in my sneakers. Now sitting on the plane I am nervous to move too much as i feel a horrid hamstring cramp lurking in the shadows! However, I know I kicked my own ass and I like that.
I also had one of those "aha" moments at boot camp on Tuesday... I LOVE running!! A LOT more than bootcamp... I was in the middle of a minute of left arm forward pushup thingys and I was thinking, "I wonder if I would be going by burncoat pizza right now if I were running". Don't get me wrong, I understand how much good this bootcamp stuff is doing for me for running, but I'm really not a "lifter". Sorry BFF, but this girl would rather mapmyrun any day rather than "lift things up and put them down". :) good thing since I will be running 26.2 consecutive miles here soon! But I have officially decided to cut back my bootcamps to 1 a week rather than 3, now instead of January. This way my body can recover better and I'll be able to get in another run. :) so there you have it, my week in a long rambling paragraph. I'll update you if I decide to run on a tropical island or just lay on the beach all week! :)
"the only one who can tell you, you can't is you, and you don't have to listen." :)
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