May
16
One Day Late
May 16, 2010
Distance: 3 miles (fartlek).
Successes: Completed my first fartlek! And did not die in the process, ha!
So yes, on Saturday I ran my first fartlek It wasn’t anything fancy, and I survived. It was supposed to be a 3 mile workout, but I chose to run essentially 2 and a quarter miles and then help with the Shoreline Cleanup in place of the last 3/4 mile.
Here’s what I did:
- Ran to the track (.8 mile).
- 2 loops of walk the curves, run the straights.
- 2 loops of jog the curves, run 1st half of the straights, sprint the second half of the straights.
- 2 loops of jog the curves, run the straights. Total of 1.5 miles on the track.
- Walked to the shoreline cleanup (it was It’s My Park Day at the park on Saturday).
- Spent ~45 minutes “cross training” by picking up garbage and navigating the rocky shoreline.
So, not a very conventional workout, but it was varied and interesting. I think the sprints were the hardest on my legs, but how funny was it that my 28 year old high school sprint training helped me with my form during. Awesome.
Next run: Monday, 3 miles.
Onward!
