April 3rd, 2008
Had another great interval session today, I’m learning to love these things.
Happily, the UPS guy brought my Mizuno Inspires yesterday, so like the freak I am, before going out I weighed all my running shoes on my digital postal scale. Turns out my Asics and Brooks weigh 11oz, but the Mizunos are 10.3 to that’s what I decide on for the speed session.
It was my usual 6×880, but this time I set the recoveries at a 1/4 mile, so they were quicker than last week’s 3:00 per. My splits for the work part were 3:31,3:35,3:29,3:35,3:36 and 3:36 for an avg. of 3:34 (or 7:08 pace). I’m pleased as punch, progress on these has been steady and oh, so satisfying.
Afterwards, I finally decide to stop and speak to my construction worker boyfriend from this post, and this one because he’s been my cheerleader for months now and is apparently a runner, too from what I’ve gathered during our on-the-run three-word conversations.
So I stop and he tells me, “Girl, you have lost weight!” which I haven’t, he’s just never seen me standing still, then he asks me what time I’m shooting for at Broad St. and I ask what his goal is, then I ask him where he gets the time to run with all that construction stuff he does, he tells me he runs at the Y on a treadmill. So that was cool. Then he asks my last name so he can “look me up” and with a smile I say, “don’t you be looking me up!” and off I go, speedy in my new Mizunos.
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Ha! I looked at your blog before I ran and didnt do intervals so I wouldnt be a copycat. That and I planned to do a tempo run but mostly so I wouldnt be a copycat. I got a 5K Saturday so hopefully this was right choice recovery wise. Not actually tapering for it, it just fit my marathon plan (see Glover plans)
LOL!! It’s official, you’re not a copycat!!
Hey, good luck on the 5K, I’m sure you’re going to have a great one as long as you don’t spend the race messing with your friends (I know that’ll be hard to resist, jokester that you are).
Im actually going to race this one seriously.
Honest I am. Its not an April fools joke.
Of course things can change at the starting line.
Flo,
Your little dialogue with the construction guy reminded me of a joke. A guy met this pretty girl and asked for her phone number, she said, it’s in the book. He felt pretty pumped about this so he said, great, what’s your name, she said, that’s in the book too!
Tobes
Good for you, Bruce, I can’t wait to read the report, I’ll be wishing for you a smashing PR!
Tobey, lol.
Flo, you are an inspiration to my slow lazy ass. I signed up for another half marathon on Sunday. This will be my third. I won’t be running 7′s, but I’m hoping for a PR, anyway! I’ll think of you and pretend I am a butter knife!
Congatulations, Pokey! Don’t you love signing up for races? It’s an adrenaline rush unto itself. And if you’re going to pretend to be a knife, don’t settle for a butter one…go for the Ginsu! May as well dream big.
Thanks, and yes, apparently I ADORE signing up for races because I also signed up for a full marathon six months earlier than originally planned. I’m excited, terrified, elated, and anxious all at the same time. I go from “what the hell was I thinking?” to “I can so do this!” I was talked into it, because even though I’m Pokey, my running friends seem to think I’m ready. So, I’ve been spending these past few months doing some ridiculously insane long runs and going to physical therapy for massages and stretching. Yup, I’m committed. Or, I should be for thinking I can drag these old and somewhat arthritic bones through 26.2 miles of mental mind games.
Your running reports and humorous escapades keep me motivated! Keep on running and writing and reporting! 