Today on the plan I had 3.5 miles run and I did 4 miles speed (more on that) training with some weights. I have weights on Thursday and not sure the gym will be open on Turkey day so I did it today (patting myself on the back right now).
So speed training. It is not on my plan to do speed training or hills but I know it is better to do some so I do at least I try. Speed is all relative. Speed for me is slower then slow for Kara Goucher! So I did intervals of 0.25 miles going 20 to 30 sec faster then race pace. Speed work is no fun when you have sinusitis like I do now...boy it was hard to breath on the last one! Am I going to run faster because of those? I don't know but it helps to change things up a bit when running on the treadmill so for that it is a plus!!!
People at the gym...(I think this will become a regular topic..if you go to the gym almost every day like I do you know there is good entertainment there and for FREE!!)
So today I got 2 stories..
First is this young gal I have never seen before coming up to me and asking "Did you ran the Riverside 10k?" (I had the race shirt on) so I said yes and then she asked how I did and I told her the truth. She responded "HA! HA! I beat you by 10 minutes!" HA! HA! Really? and so I could not resist and I was a very bad girl and I said " Well good for you.. Do you have any kids?" and of course she said no and then I said "How old are you dear?" 23...and to that I said "Well I got 18 yrs on you AND 2 kids" The look on her face was worth being 10 minutes slower!! ha ha!!!
Second one: It is one thing to have people on treadmill or elliptical SINGING really loud and not really well but this morning I had a guy next to me who was Whistling !!! He was walking quite slow and whistling really loud. A fist for me....cannot say I enjoyed it.
2 comments:
That's pretty bizarre about that girl approaching you like that - great response!
She was just next to me when I first started and I put my race shirt to cover the treadmill screen
that why she asked I guess
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