We shipped the kids out of town this morning, so I had to go to the airport instead of the gym this morning. Instead, I headed to the gym at 4 PM. Now, I have a “matinee” membership at the gym. It’s cheaper, but it means I can’t go there after 4 PM. As a result, I’m rarely there for the after work rush.
When I arrived, things were pretty empty. I was on the treadmill at 5 PM when I noticed that the parking lot began filling with cars. People began filing in wearing their work clothes. A local massage business set up free chair massage. Two local eateries were giving away free pizza and other foods. Soon, a line 30 people long snaked it’s way through the gym. There’s nothing quite like a slice of pizza before the workout.
Other than today, this week should be pretty normal. Wednesday’s tempo run totals 5 miles, and Saturday’s long run will be 9 miles. Given the success of Saturday’s run, I’m thinking about just takiing off from the house and running toward the Pinellas trail, instead of running the whole thing on the trail. Today, I ran intervals.
Planned workout
1 mile warmup
200 m at 8:32 pace 200 m rest interval (RI)
400 m at 8:32 pace, 400 m RI
600 m at 8:37 pace, 400 m RI
800 m at 8:37 pace, 400 m RI
800 m at 8:37 pace, 400 m RI
600 m at 8:37 pace, 400 m RI
400 m at 8:32 pace, 400 m RI
200 m at 8:32 pace
1 mile cool down
Actual workout
1 mile warmup
200 m at 8:32 pace 200 m rest interval (RI)
400 m at 8:32 pace, 400 m RI
600 m at 8:37 pace, 400 m RI
800 m at 8:37 pace, 400 m RI
800 m at 8:37 pace, 400 m RI
600 m at 8:37 pace, 400 m RI
400 m at 8:32 pace, 400 m RI
200 m at 8:32 pace
0.9 mile cool down
I thought this workout was going to be a breeze, but it was a little harder than I thought. I was glad when it was over. I’ve developed a little pain on the top of my left foot. I think it’s from the Garmin foot pod. I’ve had it attached to my left shoe since I got it, and I developed the pain near the end of my run Saturday. I’m going to start removing the foot pod for my long runs since I I don’t need it outside. I’ll try it on my right foot Wednesday in hopes of giving the left foot a break and time to heal.