Magic Jelly Beans
So Heather's first day went fine - she loved it - and when I asked her how her 'Friday' went she said something like "really, really, really, really, really, really, really great!"
So my ten miles last weekend turned into eight. Not that I ran out of steam - eight just seemed more appropriate as my previous long run was 5 miles and to doulbe it seemed like poor judgement and just asking for some kind of injury. So eight was great! I took an anti-inflammatory about 20 minutes before I went out and also brought along so Goo-beans, which I now call magic jelly beans. Never once did I have any significant tightness anywhere, I was fresh almost the whole way through the run (the last mile I could feel fatigue setting in a bit), and had negative (which means I got faster I think!!) splits every single time the whole way through the run. There was no blazing pace - surprise! - but every mile I shaved at least 13 seconds off the previous mile and in one case 45 seconds - so it was a good run overall.
This Saturday's training manual calls for 3x800's at a 5:10 pace per 800. I've never done this before so I'll be really curious to see how this plays out and post it when I knowst it (sorry, it's early and I haven't eaten breakfast yet!)
posted by Ed @ 7:34 AM
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5:10 pace? Did you say 5:10? Holy moley that cookin'. That's an all out sprint. Ok, Ed is looking to stand in the 4:30 corral at Silks and Satins next year.
OK - no more blogging for me before 9 a.m. Thanks for raising that point Jon - I did not mean a 5:10 pace, I meant you need to run each 800m in 5'10" which I think is somewhere in the 10:20 pace. Wow - I could only dream of running that speed. Even 10:20 - we'll see if I achieve that!!
God, Ed! I thought it was a 5:10 pace too!
Cute quote from Heather! :)
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