I was motivated to get running today, and after feeding EK breakfast, cleaning the floors and downing some joe, I was surprised my motivation was still there! Some days are definitely better than others, and at the moment I am experimenting with when/what time I do my runs. Most of my runs are done on the treadmill, well, because I have a 16 month old little girl and it sucks pushing a jogging stroller (even more so than treadmill running). I used to abhor the treadmill, but after taking a break from running I kinda enjoy the simplicity of it and being able to set a pace and stick to it without thought. I used to also not warm-up, but have been reading a lot of Maffetone’s training advice and am incorporating a warm-up and cool-down to each run. This actually adds a good 20-30 minutes to my routine, but at this point I’m looking for every possible way to prevent injury. I used to be the kinda person who would jump into a run at a 6:50 pace, run 7 miles and then get in the car to drive home. Ouch- not anymore. Anywho- my run:
Warm- up:
15 minutes incline walking
kept increasing the incline and pace until my HR was up to about 155bpm
Run:
8 miles
First 2 miles at 8 min mile pace, 5K @ 7:00-7:24, 5 miles at 8-8:24 pace
CD:
5 minutes incline walking
Southern Mother Runner 