Speed work this morning. I'm not sure how many miles we ran, 2 I would guess. I felt very good this morning. I attribute it to the two days of rest. Most of the runners I know rarely take a day off, but I imagine there must be some benefit to rest. In high school athletics, the lesson was always that the muscles need a day or two to recover after a hard workout. Could be true, but this was coming from a math teacher/football coach- not a sport scientist or a doctor. Also, I didn't drink as much water this morning. Typically I'll down a tall glass of water as soon as I get up. This morning, I cut back on the water- drank only one bottle with light Gatorade on the drive- it seemed to pay off, I'll have to test it again next week.
Those details aside, it was a beautiful day for a run. The air was crisp and perfumed. I'll miss days like this during the July inferno.
I talked with Brian Kamm about the Bonneville Shoreline Marathon, I think I'll give it a shot. Why? I don't know.
One more thing about speedwork, I've noticed that I am fairly fast in short bursts. I enjoyed the short hill climbs today. I struggle with maintaining a high rate of speed for more than one mile. I suppose the solution would be tempo runs. |