For the first time since November 2009, I headed out for a sub-6:00-am training run. The temperature was 34 degrees; therefore, I covered a relatively quick 3.4 miles (the course: to Millcreek Elementary, up to 1500 East and back to home by way of Big Cottonwood Park) in a time of 23:08 in order to just stay warm (one mile at marathon pace and the rest at a fast-easy pace). It was a great wake-up and I’m looking forward to an interval workout on the treadmill after work.
Late in the afternoon, I fulfilled my speed play aspiration by completing 6 miles of half-mile intervals (i.e., the slow halves at 9.0 miles per hour, while the fast halves at 11.0) in 35:47. This is a personal record for fastest six miles on a treadmill and I was feeling it; that is, sweat clouded and stung my eyes as I grinded the last two miles out. Following a 0.2-mile cool-down at marathon pace, I called it a day and headed home
Finally, for my daily non-running workout, I accomplished 300 sit-ups, 30 push-ups, 80 (50 lbs) curls, and 60 (50 lbs) reverse curls. | 