Back on the Speed Train

Wow. Y'all just never cease to amaze me with how supportive and kind you are. I never imagined I'd get the response I did with that last post. I more just wanted to put it out there since I'm sick of not admitting the fact that I am DYING to run Boston someday. But seriously . . . I love you guys. Your responses had me all teary-eyed and weepy! Somehow you just always know what to say. Thank you for the encouragement and the advice you give me on a daily basis. I appreciate it more than you could ever imagine!

On to training. I decided to tempt fate and try an interval workout last night. Although the schedule told me I should be running a 10-minute warm-up followed by 6 x 800m and a 10-minute cool-down, I didn't want to push things too hard. I figured it might just be a good idea to ease myself back into the speedier stuff, while keeping a close watch on the piriformis/leg issue. So, I scaled the work-out down a bit and tackled a 10-minute warm-up, followed by 4 x 800m and a 15-minute cool-down. The interval splits looked like this:

1. 800m at 7:36 pace
2. 800m at 7:42 pace
3. 800m at 7:42 pace
4. 800m at 7:36 pace

It felt good! My leg got a little bit sore towards the end of the last interval, but all in all, it felt really good. I'm thinking I might just be able to get myself back on track in terms of the speed/tempo runs. So hooray for that!

Tonight I am due for some cross-training--and speaking of cross-training (wink, wink)--I really wish I had the adorable, pocket-sized "Exercise Anywhere" cards by NURU that Aron is giving away on her blog! Check out the contest here! You've got until midnight (Cali time) on April 29th to enter. Fingers crossed that I win!

Happy running, everyone :)