Today's Workout
Easy 6 miles
4x100 strides w/100 jog between
Basic core workout, abs and pushups
Breakdown
Ran easy and comfortable at around 7:15 pace. Did the town loop plus a little extension, which is basically the roads that surround the town of Slippery Rock and make a big loop back to my house. It's about a 5.2 mile loop, so I need to add on a little to get to six miles, which I do by adding a little loop through campus.
Weather was a lot colder than it has been the last week or so. Went with shorts, long sleeve and gloves. Should have gone pants probably. Weather doesn't look much better for tomorrow and definitely not good for the race Saturday.
Felt fine through four miles. Left quad and right calf acted up a bit last two miles. Stretched extra well after the core workout and will stretch again before bed.
Still not really pleased with how poorly I have recovered from the 10 miler last Sunday, but hopefully things come together for this weekend.
Shoes
Adidas Supernova Ride
Next Up
Super easy four mile run and strides tomorrow morning before work. Have a meeting at 11:30 to talk about the grad assistant job at SRU tomorrow and then have a lacrosse game at 3 (Let's go ladies!). Good dinner and a quiet night tomorrow and then my first real attempt at a race in more than four years on Saturday morning.
Race
I'm going to go to the Hustle for Muscle 5k in Sharon at Penn State Shenango Saturday morning. I chose that one because its about the same distance away from here as the other races that day, but its the cheapest to run ($15 vs. $35 for the one in Wexford). Winner gets $50 cash. If the same exact field shows up as last year, I would finish first or second based on my workouts. Maybe the rain and cold (32 degrees predicted at start time) will scare away the faster folks and I can score some cash! Not likely and not why I am going, but would be nice. Looking at going out in about 6:05 for the first mile and hoping to drop it to 5:45-6:00 range to close. If I can run anywhere close to 19:00 after only two months of real training and no running for four years, that would be a massive accomplishment.
Other Junk
Went to Compadres for the first time tonight. Its a Mexican restaurant close to Slippery Rock and I cant believe I have never been there in three plus years. Tuesday and Thursday they do 99 cent tacos and every night from 7-9 they do 99 cent beers. The tacos were fantastic and the company was great. Went with some of my student workers and their friends. Really going to miss them when they graduate. That's all for now. Easy run coming up in the morning.
Oh! My racing shoes for the half marathon came in the mail today finally. They fit perfect and are the exact color as my bright green jersey, so I am super happy. Going to race in them this Saturday to put some miles on them and get my feet accustomed to them. May 6 is coming fast! They also have an awesome message on the bottom I didn't know about. Bri is going to beat cancer... and cancer is going to lose! Pics below.
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