Much better run
I’m so glad I switched up my run days!! Tuesday is usually my easy 2 mile run and Thursday is a tempo or speedwork day. This week, I felt really energetic on Tuesday and wasn’t sure that I would after 2 shifts in the ER on Thursday, so I took the liberty of switching them up. Thursday I was down to run 2 easy miles at a pace of 12:56. Since I don’t have to worry about making the 12 minute time, I try to use the easy days to practice form and relax. I worked on keeping my chest high and open and letting my shoulders drop back to aid in breathing and relaxing. Unitl I got to the 1 1/2 mile mark and looked at my stop watch. For some reason I just can’t stand to not improve on my time!! Maybe it’s being a first born or type A or just competitiveness?? My last 2 miler on this road was 18 something and this one was 17:10!! That evening I did "Ryan" one of the hero WOD’s. It consisted of 7 MU’s and 21 burpees for 5 rounds. Still can’t do a MU so I had to sub pull ups and dips. I wish I could sub burpees because I just don’t like ‘em!! 
20:20. Today I went to the gym and did another hero WOD, "Mr. Joshua" which is run 400m, 30 GHSU’s and Deadlifts at 250# for 15 reps. 5 rounds for time. Needless to say I did not use the 250# for deads but used 135 instead. 25:42. My 400’s are much faster and easier than they used to be for some reason?? 
October 10, 2008 at 11:15 pm
you keep this up and i won’t be able to keep up with you in a few weeks for our virtual 10 miler!!! WTG my friend.. WTG !!!
October 11, 2008 at 7:42 am
Ahhh…a first born, huh - so you’re one of "those." *rolls eyes* (me, too!) Although my super competitive nature has waned a bit in the last few years. Must be old age comin’ on.
My eyes got kinda big :O when I saw the 250# deads - I was a little a-skeered of ya for a second there - ’til I read further. Now when you can do those 135# deads plus the box jumps w/o putting down the barbell…well, then I WILL be skeered of ya!
PS: EMBRACE the burpee!
October 13, 2008 at 11:27 am
I’ll be skeered of me too!!
Riiiigggghhhhttt! Old age, puhlease, your not old!
October 18, 2008 at 10:41 am
Wow , you are really hitting it!! (What exactly is a burpee??) hehhehehe..keep up the good work !