Hello all, it sounds like everyone's getting some good running in! I do think it's hilarious though that some people's "short" runs or "easy" runs are my long hard ones!
Here's hoping one day I will be calling 5K short and easy!
You might remember that last week I ran 5K in 42:30, and set a goal of 40 minutes to work toward . . . Well, I guess I must not have been trying too hard last week, because today I ran it in 39:36!! I don't know if it's just that I didn't push myself enough last week, or if the leg strengthening (circuit training class) I've been doing has made a big difference. Anyway, I'm going to set my next goal at 36:00, and I'm guessing it will take me more than a week to reach that one.
In other unrelated news, our weather has finally gotten nice! We had some oppressive heat and humidity a couple weeks ago (record-tying high of 93), then it suddenly got really cold again (highs in the 50's), but now it is just right, in the upper 70's and low 80's.
I was wondering if you all had some suggestions for me about how to schedule my workouts . . . I'm not training for any specific event, and I don't know if I have time to follow any training schedules I find online, but I tried to make up my own:
M - run 5K
T - circuit training (cross-training/strengthening)
W - run intervals (trying to do speed work)
Th - circuit training
F - easy run? I don't really know yet
S or Su - long run (right now about 4 miles)
Does that sound like a good plan? Should I be doing hill reps? I already got thrown off for this week b/c my knees were bugging me Monday, so I just did the bike, and last week I ended up not working out at all on Friday and just doing the long run on Saturday. Anyway, let me know if you have any advice! Thank you so much!