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November 17, 2005
On the road again
I stole Alison's title because 1) I'm not feeling particularly creative at the moment and 2) I'm on my second work trip for the week. I wish I could take a train to Suffolk, so I could actually be productive. I have so much school work to do. Oh well, that's what the weekend is for. I'm really liking this temp assignment at my new job. Even though it's not a very structured environment (as I prefer) since it's R&D, I have a lot of autonomy and get to be creative (which I also like).
I haven't done a workout yet today. I'm trying to decide which machine I should use in the hotel fitness room while I play with our class business decisions and my dinner digests. I've really gotten into this strategy class because of the competitive element. We finished the first year in front of the other 5 companies only to sink to last due to several small but decisive mistakes. It stinks to be last.
On a more positive note, one of my Marines from my previous unit randomly called today to say hello. It really, really made my day because he's been out of the Corps and is having great success in another chapter of his life...and just the fact that he thought of his old boss was heartwarming. I get calls/emails every now and again from my prior section members or co-workers when I was enlisted, and each time it makes me smile inside. Sometimes it gets tough juggling two demanding careers and numerous other commitments, and R. bears the brunt of my complaints. But when I think about the people I've worked with and experiences - good and bad - we've shared, I'm like "How could I ever leave?" I must be tired because I'm being overly sentimental and sappy right now. It's kind of embarassing...
I ended up doing another speed-type run last night since I didn't know what my schedule would be like today. I sandwiched 4 x 800m in 7:24 (I'm guessing that was 75-85% effort) with 400m recovery between a warm up and cool down of 2.5 miles each. I wasn't sure of which workout to do since I still didn't feel 100% recovered from last week. I had a choice of three workouts that are part of the 3-2-1 speed program in the back of my Runners' World training log. The goal is to do 3 or 2 or 1 miles worth of repeats on three different days, anywhere from 70% effort (3 miles) to 100% effort (1 mile). I'm probably not explaining it well, but it "guarantees results" from 800m to 10k distances. Hmm, where do I get my refund if this doesn't work? Ha. I like the switching of gears and also focusing on fast turnover on the 100% effort repeats. Although I've been running for over six years now, I still feel like I have so much to discover about what works for me.
Sheesh, I've been all over the board tonight in this entry. I ought to hit the fitness room before it closes for the night. I think the stationary bike will be my machine of choice.
Posted by Leilani at November 17, 2005 09:41 PM