Running
It’s a gorgeous sunny day in Northern California. I wasn’t going to do any exercise today, but the weather was so great I decided to try running again, so I did. 5 miles, total 43:54 minutes. Mostly easy to moderate running (8:15 to 9:30 pace, more or less), but with two intervals. First interval, about half a mile, not timed, but I estimate about 6:20-6:30min/mile pace. One mile later did second interval — one half mile in exactly 2:55 (5:50 min/mile pace). I was very pleased at the interval pace because I’ve done so little running over the last few months. The swimming and biking have improved my aerobic capacity, which helped, and the biking and squats have kept up leg strength.
This was my fourth day in a row of cardio, so I’m going to give the cardio a rest tomorrow, although it’s possible I may decide to lift.
Big family day — my daughter turns 10, and the boys had little league tryouts. They did well, and hit better than I expected. The rest of the family will come over later for my daughter’s birthday. Time to go!
February 10, 2008 at 6:16 pm
Wow, a 2:55 half that’s awesome. Heck, I’d be happy with the 43:54 5 miler. Listen to your body. Enjoy your family. Definitely take tomorrow off, and monitor your Achilles. Keep moving forwards.
February 16, 2008 at 7:19 pm
I definitely agree that the cross-training increases aerobic capacity, but wow - your running times are amazing!! Happy belated 10th to your daughter… hope it was just as much fun as the twins’ birthdays