Wednesday morning repeats

Just a short update - boy did my run go well this morning.

First off - I was in bed and sleeping a little after 9:00 last night - I was really tired - I had a couple of sleepless (or almost sleepless) nights the couple of evenings prior - so I was zonked. The alarm went off at 5:20 - AAAACK - pressed snooze - usually I am fine in the morning - but I still felt tired - back and forth in my mind - should I do my 7 x 400 repeats this morning - or just take the dogs for a little run - maybe neither - just sleep - I was so comfy in bed because the windows were open and the overnight temp was 50, so it felt heavenly under the covers. After 1 snooze I finally decided to get up - take the dogs out for a run and then see how I felt - leaving myself some leeway . . . which is not always a good thing. ;-)
The dogs and I did a 1.5 mile run and chased some geese at the park. When we got back to the house, I dropped the dogs off and then set out for the repeats. Although I don't have my exact times (cause I am writing this at lunch) I was happy with the way they looked on the garmin - reasonably consistent running times between a 9:05 and 9:25 pace and the resting times were in the 10-11 pace range . . . and the best part . . . I felt WONDERFUL. Boy the weather really has a huge role in how I feel. This morning the temp was 51 when I got up. When I did my long run on Sunday - although the temperature was in the mid 70's - the humidity was in the 88-90% range - so the air was heavy with moisture. Running was OK - but with that much humidity in the air - I always have a hard time getting a good breath.

After work today I have a bike ride with part of the MS 150 team. Guessing we will do 20-25 miles.
Life is Good . . . Soooooooo Good

Repeats ?????

I am following Hal Higdon's 1/2 marathon training to get ready for the Madison Mini Marathon in August.

This is my third week of following the training and I was shocked by my repeat times.

Below is a comparison of the 5 x 400 repeats from week 1 and the 6 x 400 repeats from week 3


WHAT GIVES!!!!  Clearly the majority of my times are slower - but as I am looking at it - my recovery repeats (in general) on the 16th are faster than my recovery repeats on the 2nd.  Maybe I answered my own question - maybe my resting repeats were too fast.  I went back and read the instructions for repeats and the resting repeats are to be walked or jogged.  So I guess I should slow down more during the recovery period.  Who knows - maybe I am not only getting older but slower . . . no matter how hard I fight it.    ;-)

	6/16/10			6/2/10
1	2:07	8:29		2:09	8:38
2	2:39	10:37		2:34	10:18
3	2:18	9:15		2:11	8:47
4	2:35	10:21		2:46	11:08
5	2:14	8:57		2:12	8:50
6	2:42	10:50		2:55	11:41
7	2:21	9:25		2:02	8:12
8	2:39	10:40		2:57	11:52
9	2:29	9:57		2:07	8:31
10	3:41	14:48		3:13	12:55
11	2:15	9:02
12	3:49

On the biking front - I biked 13 miles on Wednesday and 15 miles today and plan a long ride tomorrow or Saturday morning.  I took Friday and part of this afternoon off - so I will have more time for a longer bike ride in the morning.   

Peace and take care out there.  ;-)