Cardio Blast
Today I did the 4 miles like I said I would, this time without any walking. Slowest I ever went was 5.5, after the first mile, and every .1 of a mile I would increase by .1 till I hit the halfway mark of each mile then it would increase by .2 to .3 so that by the time I hit .9 of a mile I would be close to 8 or at 8 miles an hour. I didn’t do my usual sprints of 12 mph, needed to pace myself 
I just want to go on and say I hate running, and the only reason I do it is because if I never do it I’ll never get good at it and if I want to be competitive in my job I need to have a good running score. 2 miles used to be real difficult for me, let alone 3 miles. I now have it to the point where 3 miles is decent, 4 miles is where it starts feeling like 2 miles used to.
Next Friday I have a pft which is a 3 mile run, pull ups, and crunches. I’m hoping to do really well on it. I’ve been doing push ups every day in hopes of increasing my pull up score, and crunches as well. Crunches were never a problem, easy to max out the 100 they require and that was before I did them every day.
Only thing I’m curious about is the diet I should have right before a run to maximize my energy, current on an almost protein only diet. Any tips would be appreciated 
Just in case anyone is curious my workouts for running include a distance run (today), speed run (tomorrow), and a normal 3 mile (sunday).
April 10, 2009 at 7:27 pm
Eat a bowl of oatmeal with a scoop of protein in it about 1-1.5 hr before your run:) for reals I do the army pt and when i do go i eat something! too bad when in ocs or that type of training it throws me off because we wake up then personal hygiene, then go do the pt test with empty stomach….well that works too i guess since i still max, but i love being energized with the oatmeal:)
soon you should increase your mileage to do your long runs at 5-7 miles since your pt test is 3 miles. Keep up with the intervals, they help you finish in good time.
April 11, 2009 at 7:27 am
I agree Oatmeal with protein will give you the long lasting energy burn to get through the test.
April 11, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Hey thanks for the comment. Best of luck to your wife.