Metabo journal

Ran outside with HS, including 1 mile on the East high track. Total run time was 33:30, so 10:30/mile. The weather was great and it felt good running outside. I have a slightly nagging muscle pain in my inner thigh up in the groin area. I'm hoping that it will subside if I take it easy for a few days. I don't feel it all the time, only intermittently. 

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.

Ran slowly (11:32/mile) on a treadmill as part of a recovery day. Followed up with 50 crunches, 25 bicycles, 50 each donkey kicks, and 40 push-ups.

Ran 2.8 miles at a comfortable pace just to get out and run, average HR was 156 bpm. The weather was nice and the run was relaxing.

Ran around the neighborhood just to get moving before the drive to Idaho.