I battled with the elements today. Having chosen not to run yesterday (in beautiful weather) I was faced with howling winds today. Luckily I missed the rain!
I took on my first 45 minute run with short pieces of speed work included. For every 4 minutes that I ran/jogged at a comfortable speed, I then ran for 1 minute (fairly puffing each time). As a result I had to add on some distance to my usual 4 mile run, and managed just short of 4.5 miles, thus I managed to increase my time from 11 minute miles to 10 1/2 minute miles. It may not seem much, but over 26 miles that's the difference between a sub 5 hr time and something more.
Snowdrops photographed last year....spring is coming!
Made a special effort to peer over the walls as I ran past Cherington Lake to check on the snowdrop development. They are just there! Still in tight bud, no doubt in a week or so I shall be wanting to visit with my camera!
My running partner 'Moose' on my shorter routes - this was last yr in the snowdrops!
I like hearing about your training schedule. Had to skip running outside this week (22" of snow can be messy!). Next week I will get back out and try the 4 min run/1 min sprint.
ReplyDeleteKeep it up-you are rocking!!!