#track run

Track workout: soooo much less cold than last week! It was a balmy 36 degrees tonight. Warmup: 2x400 easy (not logged) 1x2000 @ race pace (9:20) 4x600 @ 5k pace (8:30) 200 jog in between This was hard but felt so good. I was a bit underdressed for the weather, but after a week of temps in the single digits, it didn’t feel so bad. I definitely need to get some more distance in this week- I’ve been skipping so many runs because of the weather, but it’s time to get back out there.

Yesterday and today- yesterday featured a midday barre class, bookstore trip (and a bunch of errands), and a COLD track workout. Today, I made bath bombs with my best friend @kaburn! The first batch (the green ones) smell amazing, but didn't quite work out because they activated and started fizzing while we were making them, but the next two sets look (and smell) awesome! Winter break is not too bad.

I fully intended to skip the track run with my training group tonight. It was cold, and raining, sometimes sleeting, and very dark. And then our coach sent out that email, and tonight was the first official workout for this session (there was an optional run on Saturday that I missed for NCSS). My running buddy was going to be there, too. So I sucked it up and bundled up and got in 2 1/4 track miles of 400s, alternating easy and tempo pace, and while it was not fun, I felt pretty freaking badass afterwards. There were literal icicles in my ponytail. Eight of the 65 people in the group showed up tonight, so I guess I'm happy to be one of them. Also, this is a good reminder of why I train with this group- there is no chance I would have been out otherwise.

Ran at the track tonight with my training group, and it was so hot. I was soaked by the end of my warm up. Got through 5x800s with a lot of water at Gatorade, and then laid on the track until I could move. Going home for a Popsicle, shower, and dinner (prob in that order). Our coach brought adorable gold medals for everyone who finished, though, because the workout was Olympic themed and she's the best.

Humid, sweaty track workout tonight! We ran a 2400, then 6x200. The 2400 was hard towards the end, but my running group friend and I were also running it at a 9:25 pace, which isn't crazy fast, but still hard for me to sustain over a distance. The 200s were all sprints, and even though I sweated my brains out, they felt really good. July: 29/50 2016: 315 miles

Best solution ever for post-circuit training sore muscles: bubbles and a whole lot of stretching.

Yes, they were actually fun. I went to a different location of my gym today because it was closer to where I was at after work. This location has an indoor running track. Ten laps equal a mile. I had to do three miles so I split my miles up on the track and treadmill. One on the track. One on the treadmill and the last on the track. It was actually quite fun. Not to mention air conditioned. My gym is lacking in the A/C department near the cardio area. I leave there drenched in sweat no matter how much or how little I have done. Today's gym= heaven. If only it wasn't so out of my way.