Too easy treadmill tempo

Wednesday

Cardio: 30 min elliptical (replaced my bike ride)

Wt. Training: back/bi

Thursday

Run: 7 mile tempo

1 mile easy

• 1 @ 10:00

5 miles @ MP (9:39)

• 1 @ 9:31
• 2@ 9:22
• 3,4,5 @ 9:13

1 mile easy

• 1 @ 8:06

Obviously, I didn't do a very good job of following my scheduled paces. Although I think 9:39 is too ambitious for my MP, it was much too easy for a five mile tempo. As you can see from the last "easy" mile, I was desperate to get off the treadmill. Seven miles is a long time to be running in place and staring at the same wall. Overall, it was a good run - it was easy, my legs felt great and now I'm one run closer to 26.2!

I followed up the run with some stretching and foam roller torture. I hit a spot on my right IT band that hurt so bad it made my stomach turn. Needless to say, I'll be working on that throughout the weekend.

Happy Training!