My intense running

I don't know what's up with me and running, but I was dreading today's run, too. I even went to bed super-early so I'd be extra rested. And still, when I woke up on my own, before my alarm, I debated not going.

But I did. I got my behind out of bed (what finally did it: remembering the ice cream I ate last night) and hit the gym. I felt sore and tight when I was in bed; getting up and moving made me feel better.

It was my intense running day, and I wanted to get it done before hot yoga so I'd be less dehydrated. Here's what I did:

Intervals: 2 minutes on at 8.5 mph (7:03 minutes/mile); 2 minutes off at 5.5 mph (10:54 minutes/mile)
Total: 30 minutes, 3.47 miles - average speed 8:41/mile

Ladder: Every minute, up by .5 on the treadmill until I can't stand it. Then down by 1.0.
So: starting at 6.0, going to 6.5, 7.0, 7.5, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0, 8.0, 7.0, 6.0.
Total: 1.2 miles - average speed 8:13/mile

(Note to Steven: When I was up to 9.0, I hit the button on the treadmill to tell me what the minutes per mile would be - 6:40, it said. I totally thought of you - you do that all the time! It inspired me to keep going for the full minute, even though that's a really hard speed for me to do. But only for now...I'll get faster!)

So not bad. Not bad at all, considering it's been a big week and I've added hot yoga sessions to my life. (Which is great for me in general, but it does take something out of me, too - it's not easy, and muscles can still get sore from it!)

Then hot yoga was wonderful as always. The more I go, the more I want to go. I'm thinking during the training season, twice a week is the best I can do most of the time. But in the off-season - yeah, I'm already thinking about that - I'll be able to go three times a week, at least!