I so slow

Today was my first day back to running after my sickness after my first week back to running after a 2 month break. I've gained a little bit of weight, which is okay, but that coupled with the sickness and the lack of running, I slow. I so slow.

But that's ok because it felt good to get out there and run.

Today's workout -

Warm up mile - I actually didn't end up doing the full mile because I was late because I couldn't find the running pants I really wanted to wear, and I took a new way so the group started running and I caught up with them and got probably half a mile


6 sets of 1/4 mile repeats - my goal was to stay around the 2:40 mark. My first one was 2:30 and then I pretty much stayed under 2:30, ending my 6th lap at 2:19. 


I tried a couple of different ways to speed up. One time, I did 25 strides and then a 15 second rest which resulted in a 2:20 time. One time, I ran 30 seconds fast, 30 seconds slow which resulted in 2:22. Then I did 25 strides fast, 25 strides slow which resulted in a 2:24. My last one, I just ran slow up the hill and ran fast down it which is where I got the 2:19.

*just a reference point - I was running a 1:47, 1:50 quarter mile repeat before - not blowing any doors off but a difference none the less*

The thing I noticed most was my lack of endurance/stamina. I was tired after 6 sets. So, obviously I have lots to build on.

Here is my pattern - I run, get faster, run get faster, run get faster then burn out and don't run for 2 months and get slow again. My goal for 2012 - DON'T BURN OUT.

How do I plan to meet that goal - I am NOT running a half marathon in 2012. I'm focusing only on 5k's and 10k's. That way, I never really have to bang out miles on the weekend and I can focus on getting faster. I think that will really help. I kind of just jumped into marathon running and never really worked on getting faster, hence the reason I'm not fast. So, this will be nice to just focus on speed work/tempo work and not having to do long runs.

Back to Normal

I have been sick for the past week and have laid off of everything as it relates to fitness. I went to yoga on Sunday and had a hard time towards the end of  it, just getting tired and I could tell that I was still recovering. I don't feel great today, but I'm just trying to get back into the swing of things.

What's new with the house -

I added this -

because we need better lighting in the den - it's so dark in there

coffee from a french press is so good

so much easier to bowl water this way 

all of my images came from google shopping search

I keep slowly adding new stuff every weekend. This is my new comforter/quilt in our bedroom 

I am going to change the paint color, add nightstands on each side, etc etc, this is bare bones - but I'm excited about the new quilts

close up - it's a white quilt, and then I got the other quilt to give it some pizazz

Tonight, I'm doing the main site WOD which is - 

"Resting 60 seconds in between sets: Press 2x2x2x2x2x2x2x2x2x2"

This should be interesting.