I felt pretty good going into yesterday's run. I knew my distance wouldn't be wonderful but I planned on working on speed too so I was OK with it.
I ran my first mile in 11:15, and kept running for another 3/4 mile. As I felt myself giving out, somewhere around 1.6 miles, I pushed it pretty far with the speed and ran at a 9 for 0.15 miles. It might not sound like a lot, but I felt it! I went to a walk for a little bit but then pushed the speed really hard for as long as I could take it. There were a few times I had to jump onto the sides of the treadmill (something I never do because I'm not coordinated enough!) because I was struggling so much I couldn't even push the speed button to slow myself down! I kept up with this until I hit 2.75 miles and then walked it out to 3.
My goal for Sunday is to try to run the full 3.1 miles and then call it a day. If I have it in me when I'm done to work on speed as well, I'll give it a whirl, but I don't want to overdo it. I'm only taking Monday off and then I'm in it Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday. Thursday I will take it easy, and maybe work on the speed more than distance, and then Friday is my rest day before the race on Saturday! It's still a week away, but I am nervous that I will not be back up to snuff by then and I'm kicking myself for letting me get this far off track. Ugh. But no sense in dwelling, the only thing I can do now is work hard and do the best I can. I know I am capable of it it's just a matter of getting myself there again.
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