So I have today off of work. I had every intention of going out early for a long run, but I chose to take a nice long nap instead (from 9 until 11am!) When I finally got off the couch, I got into my running gear and headed out the door.
What a beautiful day! Nice and warm (not too warm)- with a slightly hearty wind. (Horrible around the second curve of the lake).
Okay, I put the Garmin on, and set forth to do a decent tempo run. 1/4 mile hard, 5 minutes of recovery. I did this 7 times, then went for a 2.5-3 mile cool down. My first and seventh 1/4 miles were not so good, but every one in between ranged from 1:30 to 1:42. This was pretty good, with the head wind throwing me around like a spaghetti noodle on some of them.
All in all, I'm glad I went out today. I figure it was about a 7 mile run in total. Good to go for today, but I did end up dragging on the final mile with a really bad pain in my knees and the right side of my groin. I think because this is my very first tempo run since college in '98, the old knees had a rough time handling a little "speed"!
Thought for the day....I like my life. I'm pretty happy with it. If I were a porcupine, I would be sad. I don't think I would ever feel comfortable just relaxing- knowing every time I go to hug a friend, they'd be full of quills...
I doubt Tug or Snook would like hugs with quills! Good run today, next week I'd suggest adding more 1/4 mile intervals and cutting the rest from 5 min to 3 min in between(even if you have to slow down the pace on the 1/4 miles, it will benefit you more in the long run).
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