Archive for December 16th, 2008

Yesterday’s light interval session was  6 x .25 mi @ 5k race pace with 1:00 recoveries.   Went a bit faster than race pace, averaging 6:55s, but close enough.

And that workout marked my 7th and final week of shorter fast stuff in prep for the last 5K of 2008.  It was a satisfying period, for sure;  definite progress without a single injury or sore thing.   Knock on wood, as I’m waiting to run in some snow showers that are supposed to come this afternoon while at the same time imagining a slip and fall (count on that fatalistic imagination).

Speaking of speedwork, I found a great piece of writing on intervals the other day and thought I’d share it with you -  first post on this page. It’s one of the best, concise explanations I’ve read on the subject.  Hope you find it useful.

There’s a new weightloss thread in the RW Marathon Training Forum (my favorite forum even though I’m not marathon training now) that, after eyeing all morning, I decided to enter.  Five lbs should do me well.  That’ll put me at 119-120, still  more than “optimal racing weight” for my height (which Glover says is 114) but enough to make a substantial racing difference while keeping some semblance of boobs.  My first contribution to the cause began a few days ago when I ran out of candy (I always eat candy after dinner) and didn’t buy more.  Good habit to break, weightloss or not.

And for my non-running section today…next week is Xmas and  Nick and I will be going to the Grand Canyon for a couple days to hide out.  Lol, not the Grand Canyon, that was last summer’s adventure.  This time it’s the Grand Canyon of PA, bascially a long gorge about 4 hours away from Philly.  We’ve got a B&B lined up so it promises to be a fun, romantic way to get through the holiday.  With our mutual love for all things holiday (cough, strangled cough) any diversion helps.

Aha!  Just looked out the window and saw…snow!  Flurries just starting, yay!  Gonna have me a sweet little 8-miler.  Adios for now.