Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Day 97 (2/14): 3 miles / 29:39

Intervals... UGH!

I'm pretty sure that sums up today's run, but I'll go ahead and elaborate for the simple reason that I really enjoy writing...

So, I've enlisted the help of a personal trainer/friend of mine to work with me on putting together some exercises that will give me the best chance of finishing the marathon in one piece.  After a few minor injuries during training so far, I really want to make sure I'm doing everything I can to not fall apart before the finish line.  For my training, she's suggested adding intervals and plyometrics... I couldn't be less excited.  Unfortunately, that's because I know they'll be a challenge.

Day 1 of intervals went pretty well, all in all.  I have difficulty figuring out exactly how hard to push myself when it comes to an interval workout.  This workout requires 10 minutes of warm up (5.5 mph), 4 all out 30 second sprints (9-10 mph) with 4 minutes of recovery time between each sprint (6 mph) and some additional recovery time at the end (6.5 mph).  It was a perfect replacement for today's run because it ended up being exactly 3 miles.  Unfortunately, I also felt like I should have been pushing harder as I wasn't nearly as tired at the end as I thought I should have been.  But, at least I have a starting point and can make adjustments from there. 

As for day 1 of plyometrics, I went with lateral hops (2 sets of 20 reps).  There were a few swear words directed towards Brandy after that one... after all, she's the devil that told me to do this crap.  And, no joke, that shit's hard...

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