St George Training- Week 2

I am pretty happy with how last week went. I lost a couple more pounds, so that is helping my speed. :-)
Monday- Did not end up working out. I was considering doing a crosstraining workout, but it did not happen.
Tuesday- Pace Run- I was a little nervous for this one since I have only done 1 pace run and I didn't think it went that well. Heather met up with me and also our friend, Mindy. We did a 1 mile warmup and then I took off. They stayed a little behind me and I could hear them chatting- perfect distraction! I felt fantastic!
1- 8:20
2-8:13
3-8:14
4-8:22
5-8:06

My heart rate stayed in the 170's for the first 3 miles and then crept up into the 180's at the end. I thought I would have to slow down up the hill at the end, but it was just fine. This is the best I have felt in a long time! Woo hoo!
Tuesday night- went to hot yoga again- even sweatier than before!

Wednesday- Went for a 15 mile bike ride by myself. Definitely felt out of shape. First time on a real bike ride in a couple of years. Needed to cross train.

Thursday- 800's. I was nervous for these. We did a 1.4 mile warmup and then
Goal is 3:23
1-3:22
2-3:23
3-3:22
4-3:24
I was very happy with these times. I had a cooldown and I was able to run the whole thing.

Friday- I was tired because I stayed up until 1am. So, I just went for a 30 minute swim. I have so much to learn in swimming.

It is Friday night and I have a 5k in the morning with my Couch to 5K group. I am trying to decide if I am going to race it or not. I am supposed to run 15 miles tomorrow so I was going to run in the morning and then run 11 with Jeff Saturday night.

Here are my goals if I race it:

1. Finish strong, even if my speed isn't there. Don't give up and be happy with where I am.
2. Finish under 24 if possible. I ran last years in 24:40 and I think I am in better condition.
3. Get close to 22:30.

Last week I did a tempo run that had 2 miles at 7:35. I was able to do 7:28 and 7:32. I don't know if I could have done 1 more at that pace. I don't want to start too fast. Part of me just wants to join my couch to 5kers and run it with them. We will see... :-) I can come back and run with them or cheer them on! I am nervous. I want to do well. Wish me luck! I am heading to bed. I just want to feel good about my race. I have been working hard and I want my time to show it.

So, the final result is 24:06. So, I beat my time from last year, but I did not beat 24. If I had looked at my total time, I probably would have pushed it even more. However, I did my best. I will keep working hard!

Still have 11 miles to go tonight with Jeff.