Eating: cocoa mole Larabar and green apple
Drinking: water
Listening: Needles In The Camel's Eye
Another great trip to the gym. I did a repeat of one of the cardio workouts I did in FL, 4 x (4:00 on, 2:00 off). Rest pace was 20:00/mi, and running pace was a blistering (for me) 7:30/mi, except for the second section which was 7:00/mi. Not bad, if I do say so myself. I felt pretty relaxed throughout, except right at the end, where I thought I was going to die. Otherwise it felt like a nice trot, totally within the realm of the possible. Checked my hr after 2, 3 and 4 and it was over 160 each time. Form seemed ok too, quick little steps. I am trying to focus on moving my strike zone back, but it's not easy. No slapping or pounding though. And, just fast enough - any faster and I would have had to bail around 3:00 on the last repeat.
So, in other news, I got my first comment yesterday. Frankly I am amazed by this. I don't use my real name, I don't link to much else, and I didn't really ever imagine that anyone would actually read this. It's public only because it's the kind of thing that I would be entertained to stumble upon, and because its publicness keeps me honest and motivated. The comment was from Drew Baye, and what a comment it was. It's not something I often think about, how easy it is to be encouraging to someone and how much it can mean to the person you're encouraging. Anyway, it was very motivating for me, and especially nice in light of the fact that I wasn't totally positive about his blog (I guess because it seemed too weightlifting-centric). I hereby retract that. This post in particular is amazing, and right on the money. Now that I'm stronger than I used to be, I find myself using using it a lot - dragging my ass up four flights of stairs after a long day at work, for instance. Who knows when I might really need it?
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