Last nights workout and the wkd plan.

Last nights workout was meant to be v02 max. Of course Wednesday I had a nice glass of Lamborn Zin. And by glass I mean hefty pour which is really 2 glasses. C'est la vie. That wine rocks. We are sad they're sold out and we only bought half a case (and counting!!!).

We did a warm up from the store to the baseball fields and around. Approx 1.7m for me since I cut through to pee at the maintenance bldg. Approx 16 min too so my warmups are ironically faster than my 10k pace. Now, I should preface it by saying my real race paces are long overdue for some racing updates. I haven't raced since last years NYC half where I cried and didnt run for a week after (chk the entry out. I can't even link it- bad karma) My 1000s splits were supposed to be at 4:50 pace. Uhm yeah

repeat #1: 5:09
repeat #2: 4:43 (this one was HARD)
repeat #3: 4:51 (took a 10 second walk break, couldnt catch my breathe)
repeat #4: 5:10 (felt like my lungs were not expanding past 35% capacity, felt like i had swine flu all over again)

Appanrely dehydration can manifest itself in tight chest when you're running hard. Uhm yeah. That would be yesterday for sure. Oh well. I will focus on the 4:43 and 4:50 and the fact that I did the 4th round even when I didnt want to.

the cool down was 0.7m and took just under 6:20. 9:10 pace. REALLY JEN? You can't push 9:10 pace in a 4m race but you can after a V02 workout? Obviously there is a huge disconnect between what I think is effort and what my effort really is.

I then went to the store and bought these:



A-freaking-mazing. I didn't even want to take them off when I got home. How am I only discovering these now? My shin splints today are 100% gone. How is that even possible?

I went to the gym this am and did 35 min of weights- arms and abs. I must say my arms are coming around nicely. My stomach- meh. I need more work. I need more non crunch ab workouts. If you have some, please comment away!!!! (I can't do crunches bc since my spine is fused they just arent effective-promise!)

I am NERVOUS for Sunday. NERVOUS. I think I should be able to run around a 10 min pace. My last half which was last year was a shitty 2:26:08 or 11:09 pace. I mean, really? That's my marathon post-bronchitis pace. I know it was really hot that day, but still. My last Bronx half (also a crap race) was 2:27:12, 11:20 pace. I don't have much to beat huh?

My 1/2 marathon PR was my very first, Gretes Gallop. It was a great race. 2:20:18 and a 10:42 pace.

My real goal guys? 2:15 this weekend. 10:20 pace. I hope I can push it.