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October 22, 2004

Gerbil workout

In an effort to give my shin a few hours of extra recovery and a day's worth of warming up I didn't run until 4:30 or so. And since we were near 90 degrees and over 80% humidity (I sincerely apologize if you're tired of hearing me bitch about this; I'm hoping it'll be over by next week) I decided to hit the treadmill since it's not only dry inside the gym but also flat and less likely to irritate my little problem.

After 3 miles of warmup I did 2 repeats of 3minutes 10K pace (6:40-6:35) with 3 minutes rest; 2 minutes of 5K pace (6:27) with 2 minutes rest; and 1 minute mile pace (6:07-6:00) with one minute rest. I think the 'mill may be a little fast. I did have it on 1% incline but it still felt fast. At least, it was *really* hard to keep pressing the buttons with my hands while the belt was moving so fast. My arms needed to be swinging. And I was flinging sweat *everywhere*.

The workout felt great, but I can feel some fatigue in my shin now, unfortunately.

My friend Kate got me a comped entry for the race on Sunday (I think her law firm is a sponsor and none of their lawyers wanted to run the race) so my procrastination in signing up has been rewarded!

Posted by jenandmats at October 22, 2004 10:58 PM

Comments

Good luck tomorrow! I'm excited to hear about it. :) Hope the shin behaves itself and the weather holds out...

Posted by: Beth at October 23, 2004 5:37 AM

Hope that shin gets better soon! Good luck in the race tomorrow! I'm jealous of the warm weather even though I wilt in it.

Blondie

Posted by: Blondie at October 23, 2004 12:56 PM

I always think treadmills seem faster than they should be too-maybe something about how they propel you forward?
Good luck in the race-I hope your shin holds up.
Jessie

Posted by: Jessie at October 23, 2004 1:54 PM

Good luck on your race and good luck with your shin!!

Posted by: air-run at October 23, 2004 4:05 PM