So yesterday was supposed to be the day I ran 2 miles and strength trained. Well I worked at 5am and was too tired. So yesterday became the day of rest. Seeing as I have today off, I set my plans to get up early, beat the heat and do my 2.0 miles. I was pretty excited to do today's workout because I'd get to test out my new shoes! They're even Nike + ready which would be great .. if I had one. :)
Then I went out last night and didn't get home til late, watched TV with fiance on the couch til after 1am AND then went to bed. No surprise, I did not get up at 7 to go running. I slept til 11:15am! Whoops. The old me would have used the excuse that it's too hot to run outside, but the new me made myself get out there.
A word to the wise, don't eat a slice of pizza before you run. Yes, I needed food but that combined with the heat just made me feel like my body was made of lead. I struggled to do the 1.5 miles I wound up doing today. 1.5/2 isn't bad. It's not good and doesn't necessarily bode well for Sunday when I have to do 3 miles.... but I'll just look at it as an off day. Hopefully I can get out when it's not over 80 degrees and get it done.
One observation from today: I took my phone with me for timing sake and discovered that I may be running faster than I realize. Today I thought I was maybe pushing a 13 minute mile but was in reality doing an 11 minute mile! That actually makes me feel pretty awesome because that's about what I ran my first 5k at.
For this long weekend:
Next workout-- 40 minutes cross training. I may head out on the bike again, but I'm actually leaning more toward a good yoga session.
Sunday is long run day: This day will be 3 miles.
I've also got a full calendar of activities for Saturday. I think my 4 day weekend is going to fly by. :(
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