Her and I
we can go months
running hundreds of miles
apart
then spend a few days together
and it feels like we have
been running side by side
our whole lives
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
A few more weeks...
Rockford Half is soon approaching. I am excited to get back to racing. I am feeling a little unprepared but I still have several weeks left to get a few long runs in before race day.
I feel like last year I was able to get outside more than this year. I have been trying to make it a point to run outside at least twice a week...with Dan's hours at work and me working most every Saturday it's tough though. I resort to running on the belt to no where the rest of the time.
This morning I wanted to crank the incline up for my second mile. I just picture those hills on the first couple miles of the Rockford course and really wonder if I will be able to maintain speed on them. So, I dropped my pace back a bit and put my incline at 4%. After about a quarter of a mile I could really feel my heart rate increase and my legs start to burn. I kept it up for the full mile and the dropped back to 1% for the remainder of my 4 miles. I think I have to do a major overhaul on my play list. It's boring me to death. I actually went back to some of the first songs I ever purchased and listed to them this morning for a change. It's amazing how much a boring play list affects my speed and endurance...totally dependent on my Forest (my ipod).
I feel like last year I was able to get outside more than this year. I have been trying to make it a point to run outside at least twice a week...with Dan's hours at work and me working most every Saturday it's tough though. I resort to running on the belt to no where the rest of the time.
This morning I wanted to crank the incline up for my second mile. I just picture those hills on the first couple miles of the Rockford course and really wonder if I will be able to maintain speed on them. So, I dropped my pace back a bit and put my incline at 4%. After about a quarter of a mile I could really feel my heart rate increase and my legs start to burn. I kept it up for the full mile and the dropped back to 1% for the remainder of my 4 miles. I think I have to do a major overhaul on my play list. It's boring me to death. I actually went back to some of the first songs I ever purchased and listed to them this morning for a change. It's amazing how much a boring play list affects my speed and endurance...totally dependent on my Forest (my ipod).
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)