ScoJo15
There will be days when I don't know if I can run
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Just a little update on my training....
Thursday I did a 4 mile tempo run, and followed that later in the evening with some weight work and an ab routine. Overall, I accomplished a lot of stuff, but the whole thing was very difficult. I could not find my tempo pace during the run, I was always either too fast or slow and I ended up totally spending myself about 3.5 miles into it. I was supposed to do 5 miles but decided to call it a day at the 4 mile mark. The weight work was equally as difficult and I had to scale back on a few reps/sets due to total fatigue
The positive thing is that the ab work went well....1 out of 3 wasn't bad I suppose.
Friday I got in a 30 minute bike ride, covering 8.2 miles. I'm still getting used to which gear to be in at what time in order to keep my cadence consistent (wow...i almost sound like a biker there!)....right now it's huff and puff and struggle getting up the hills...and then fly like a bat out of heck down them...resulting in a very inconsistent workout. I think I could walk faster going up the hills...and then I find myself passing cars going down them LOL!
So finally this morning, I was able to go down to the Silver Comet Trail...a predominantly flat paved trail going from Atlanta into Alabama somewhere
I was anxious to see how well I could do when not faced with 150ft elevation changes every half mile. Aside from being VERY crowded during the first couple of miles, it was an excellent outing. It was so cool to just fly along with nothing to worry about..keeping a nice pace and just enjoying the scenery. I ended up covering 18.2 miles in a little over 62 minutes...a solid 17.6mph pace. It was the most fun I've had crosstraining...sure did beat grinding it out on an indoor elliptical in front of a tv
Going forward, I will try to get there every Saturday morning....next week I'm gonna go a little further down the trail before I start to avoid that crowded area.
I'll do some ab work a little later....cut the grass...and tomorrow morning I plan on running at least an 8 mile long run. If I feel good after 8, I may try to extend the run another mile or two.
I hope everyone has a great weekend. Thanks for checking in.
Just a little update on my training....
Thursday I did a 4 mile tempo run, and followed that later in the evening with some weight work and an ab routine. Overall, I accomplished a lot of stuff, but the whole thing was very difficult. I could not find my tempo pace during the run, I was always either too fast or slow and I ended up totally spending myself about 3.5 miles into it. I was supposed to do 5 miles but decided to call it a day at the 4 mile mark. The weight work was equally as difficult and I had to scale back on a few reps/sets due to total fatigue

Friday I got in a 30 minute bike ride, covering 8.2 miles. I'm still getting used to which gear to be in at what time in order to keep my cadence consistent (wow...i almost sound like a biker there!)....right now it's huff and puff and struggle getting up the hills...and then fly like a bat out of heck down them...resulting in a very inconsistent workout. I think I could walk faster going up the hills...and then I find myself passing cars going down them LOL!
So finally this morning, I was able to go down to the Silver Comet Trail...a predominantly flat paved trail going from Atlanta into Alabama somewhere


I'll do some ab work a little later....cut the grass...and tomorrow morning I plan on running at least an 8 mile long run. If I feel good after 8, I may try to extend the run another mile or two.
I hope everyone has a great weekend. Thanks for checking in.