Imagine me wearing a funny, yet eerie, mask and spinning in circles. I certainly felt like Jim Carey today. It was one of those days……
Softball was canceled due to water on the infield so after the kids were fed I set out for an unusual workout. Unusual in that I don’t typically train on Mondays. The weather was gorgeous. I donned shorts, a short-sleeved shirt, and my Perl Izumi vest. I was excited to get caught up on some podcasts that I have been missing due to not running as much during the nicer weather. I was also excited to listen to the first song I ever purchased on iTunes-“Wonder Beer” by Naked Raygun. My plan was to listen to the song then switch to the podcasts. But, man, when I heard that song my heart started pumping and my stride lengthen……I was inspired.
So I kept the iPod on shuffle and decided to do an interval workout. I would rest for 1 mile then do tempo for 1 mile then rest for 1 mile, etc. My first tempo mile was run at an easy 07:14 pace. I was feeling good. The second interval was run at 06:49 pace and the third was also run at 06:49 pace. It was one of those days. The last interval hurt but felt good at the same time.
I totaled 6.5 miles for an average pace of 07:41. Not bad for having 3 miles of rest in between intervals. I hope it doesn’t hurt me for tomorrow during the gale force winds.
