Wowzers - Week 4

Hello 5 minute runs!

Today I asked Dan which way he wanted to start - we have a route we run each time and we can either go left or right from our house.  We switch it up every couple of runs because of the way the hills run and all.  Well, Dan decided we should go right because we'd be going down hill most of the time.

That's the last time I ask Dan which way - ends up I was pushing the boys the ENTIRE time and it was ALL UP HILL!  I couldn't remember which way was the down hill route so I had trusted Dan knew what he was saying.  And with it being the first day of the 3 minute and 5 minute splits, I got in my workout for sure!

The first 3 was a bit rough because it was cooler outside - mid 50s.  The first 5 was pretty good - I had a sudden burst of energy the last 30 seconds and booked it along.  The second 3 was 'eh;' took a little more effort, especially by this time I was over the hills (haha - no pun intended) - each time we started running it was at the middle or base of an incline.

Oh, and Dan was a little surprised when I yelled RUN after only 90 seconds of walking.  "That wasn't three minutes, was it?"  Um, nope - we only get half the walk time this week!

The final 5 was when I timed us.  I thought I was going to die at 2:30 into it.  I looked at the iPod and thought "oh hell," but told myself "one step at a time."  Our pace for the last 5 was about 12:30 minute/mile.  Not too hot, but like a friend pointed out - I'm DOING it and that's what matters.  My time will improve as we get deeper into this.  Thanks, Libby. ;)

Dan's calves were hurting him again, and he developed a sudden sharp pain in the front of his ankle during the last run.  I mentioned on w3d3 that I thought he might need inserts - and this pretty much confirms it.  Now I just need to research what kind to get him.

My knees were pretty good again today.  I dropped the pre-run Advil down to 2 and I don't think I had my right knee band in just the perfect spot because that knee had a dull throbbing feeling the whole run.  I do have to say though that my knees feel WAY better than they did a week ago - so I've done something right!  :)

Week 4 Day 1
Brisk five-minute warm up walk, then: Jog 3 minutes, Walk 90 seconds, Jog 5 minutes, Walk 2.5 minutes, Jog 3 minutes, Walk 90 seconds, Jog 5 minutes.  Five-minute cool down walk.


~ b