First week of school done.
This entry was posted on 9/2/2011 11:59 AM and is filed under uncategorized.
It was only a three day week thanks to Irene, and they decided to give us a four day weekend (probably for the teachers as much as for the students.) So after taking off yesterday, this morning I got in a good fartlek run. Normally, I push the downhill sections and relax on the uphills, but today I mixed it up a bit. I pushed pretty hard on all the uphills as well as the downhill, and relaxed only on the flats. I warmed up for the first two miles, then did 5 miles of fartlek, then a mile to cool down. 8 total in under 56 minutes. Felt great, though I wish I hadn't skipped yesterday's workout, but I was feeling tired and craving red meat, which my experience tells me means that I'm close to the edge. So I know backing off was the right thing to do, but my mileage will be a little lower this week than I had hoped. But when you need rest, you really can't argue with your body because you will lose that argument every time!
