This morning, I woke up at my normal time, 8:00 am, but because it was daylight savings time, the clock went from 8 to 7. If you have been following my blog, you may already know how much I love my mornings, so having an extra hour this morning was a real treat. Unfortunately, I didn’t squeeze in a morning run, so instead I hit up the gym after work.
It is funny how things change. Four years ago, I was a gym rat, spending all my running time on the treadmill. But now, I can’t even remember the last time I set foot in a gym. Honestly, I hate the gym atmosphere and can’t stand the treadmill. However, I wanted to get in a short really fast run. The best place to work on speed is either at the track or on the treadmill, and because it is getting darker earlier, I decided on the treadmill.
So I put on my pink Newton shoes, the Distance U, and headed to the gym.
Time to get faster! Decked out in my favorite Lululemon.
RUN ANALYZE
SUMMERY from my Garmin
Distance: 3.12 miles
Time: 26.19
Average Pace: 8:27 min/mi
Best Pace: 7:42 min/mi
Average Run Cadence 97 spm
Calories: 254 C
TREADMILL DETAILS
I did a brief warm up walk on the t-mill for about 1 minute. Then I ran the first mile at 6.5 taking the speed up to 6.8 the last two minutes of the first mile. This was around a 9 minute mile. Then I ran the second mile at 7.0 which is around an 8:30 minute mile. Then I ran the last mile at 7.5 which is an 8 minute mile or slightly under. I was pretty satisfied with my speedy 5k.
At first, my Newton shoes felt really weird on the treadmill. But after a minute or two, I felt super light and fast, never feeling tired. It felt good to work up a sweat quickly and get those muscles moving.
Questions for you…
- Do you prefer to run far or run fast?
- Where do you do your speed workouts? Treadmill or track?
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