According to Jack Daniels (a different Jack Daniels, Mom and Dad), I should know what my purpose is for every workout. So, what was the goal of my workout today?- To spend some time running at HR ~170 (84% HRmax). I ran the first mile in 9:09 and kept my HR right at 170 toward the latter half, but the average HR was 158. For the second mile I did recovery pace of 11:18 with average HR 159. Finally, I tried to run as fast as possible (without giving out) for the third mile and finished in 8:31 with HR 178. Followed up with 50 each side leg lifts, 50 crunches, 25 each forward leg lifts, 1 x 1 min plank, 1 x 30 sec plank, and 35 push-ups. In high school, I was forced to run CC in order to play basketball and usually ran around 8 min/mile pace for definitely no more than 2 miles. I don't think I am too far off that pace right now, which is surprising because I am not in as good of physical condition as I was back then (i.e. I'm fatter). I think that including more interval work into my routine will be helpful in that I should increase economy (?), but I also won't get bored. |