The weather has been, how should I say, less than favorable? So I took to the clubhouse this week to stay on pace.
Monday I cranked up the incline and did 2.5 miles at 5mph. It wasn't too incredibly strenuous, so I follow that up with a nice lower body workout. My quads enjoyed the work. They actually thanked me later. No seriously, they cooked me dinner and everything.
Tuesday I was feeling a 2aday, but my legs were not. I did a speed workout in the late morning while watching some ESPN podcasts and left myself the opportunity to do it later in the evening... alas I didn't pick up the option later on- night class got in the way. But I did get the speed workout in (1500 meters, 9.25 mph, slight incline too), so the day wasn't exactly a loss.
Wednesday I did actually get the 2aday in. I grabbed four and a half miles on the treadmill in the morning, and did another two and a quarter before bed. I wouldn't encourage to run right before bed because it can play with your diet, your sleep, and your heart, but I was feeling reckless. What can I say, I'm a maverick.
This weekend is the final run and I'm feeling pretty good. Ethan, Chad, and Jordan are all on board to run up to SNP with me, so all systems are go three days from now. Tomorrow is my regular day off, and I'll probably go really easy on Friday. Keep it simple on days before races, people. You don't want to totally slack off and risk your muscles getting lazy on you, but you don't wanna hamper yourself either. I plan on running a quick 1.5 miles at a standard 7ish mph pace and call it a day.
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