Wow I can't believe it's only 3 more weeks until the Rock n Roll half marathon! I have an 11 mile run this Sunday so keep me in your thoughts ladies - I am hoping to run it in 9:30 min/miles in preparation for 9 minute mile run on Oct 9th. I have a little competition going on with my brother who ran his last 1/2 marathon in 2:02:45 (I beat him by 25 seconds) and want to stay in the lead! Not that I am normally competitive but it's different with a sibling (especially a brother who thinks he can beat me at everything). I hate to put my "goal" out there because that sets me up to fail in front of you lovely ladies, however it also makes me more accountable and really stick to my interval training.
Did someone mention interval training? yes - this week my coach had me run 1 mile EZ and 1 mile Fast for 4 miles and also run a STRONG 5 mile two days prior. Phew! What a workout! I read a something I wanted to pass along that I may try - Rowing apparently is a very good cross training tool and actually can be used in place of an interval run! Who knew? I guess rowing for 12 - 18 minutes will give you the same aerobic workout as a full 4 - 5 mile run. Hmmmm, very interesting - and the best part of rowing is it is Low Impact or No Impact so if you are nursing a sore muscle (knee, IT band, etc) this can replace a weekly run.
Happy Training my friends. I will be thinking of you this Sunday while I am out there running (and making sure I thank the universe for such lovely, strong, wonderful woman in my life)
xxoo
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