12 Mile Mark

Duration: 2 hours 12 minutes...11-minute mile pace!
Distance: 12 miles

It's hard to motivate myself to keep up with the mid-week runs when I'm still doing alright (good, even!) on the long Saturday ones.

First time I felt like moving my legs since last Saturday

Duration: 28:10
Distance: 3 miles

71 days

Duration: 1:54:36
Distance: 10 miles

I did it.

...too tired to write anything else!

72 days

Duration: 21 min
Distance: ?

I wasn't feeling too great running today, and again, even the slight inclines were tortuous. Boo!

73 Days

Duration: 21 min
Distance: ?

Why, oh why, did I choose to run around lower Queen Anne? It's deceptively hilly, and my planned 40 minutes of jogging was cut in half due to ineptness at inclines. Completely brutal!

74 Days

Cross training: 40 minutes

I found this workout noted in my inbox while cleaning out my emails yesterday. I forget where it's from, but some fitness magazine I suppose! I was surprised how hard the biking and elliptical were, which just goes to show that I need to be challenging my body in ways other than jogging.

Note: RPE is perceived exertion.

Bike

0:00-5:00 Warm up gradually (RPE 5) 5:00-7:00 Pedal steadily at about 85 rpm (Level 7-10; RPE 5-7) 7:00-8:00 Speed up to 100 rpm (Level 7-10; RPE 7-9) 8:00-14:00 Repeat minutes 5 to 8 twice more, going 2 minutes moderate and 1 minute fast 14:00-15:00 Recover for 1 minute (RPE 5)

Elliptical

0:00-3:00 Move at a moderate level (Level 6-9; RPE 5-7) 3:00-5:00 Increase setting (Level 14-16; RPE 7-9) 5:00-10:00 Repeat minutes 0 to 5, gradually slowing in last 30 seconds to a moderate intensity (RPE 5)

Treadmill

0:00-2:00 Walk briskly or jog (3.5 or 5.8 mph; RPE 5-7) 2:00-4:00 Run at a quicker pace (5.8-7.0 mph; RPE 7-9) 4:00-8:00 Repeat minutes 0-4 8:00-10:00 Walk briskly or jog (3.5 or 5.8 mph (RPE 5-7) 10:00-15:00 Cool down, 3.0-4.5 mph (RPE 4) Crazy Talk: I'm thinking about training for the Rock 'n Roll Marathon in June. Let me finish the 10 miles this Saturday first. :)

75 Days

Duration: ~21. forget exactly.
Distance: 2.0mi

The gym. Even first thing in the morning, it is unbelievably hot and sticky in there. I really wish they would open a window, because no fresh air + no air conditioning is making two miles feel like five.

I'm actually following the training plan this week. I have a 25 and 30-minute run to complete before the 10 MILES on Saturday.

Cross Training:
Trying out a pilates mat class tonight.