Did my Wednesday semi-long midweek run last night at the gym. Got scared for a second because the treadmills almost filled up, and with me being on mine the longest (and well past the 30 min. limit) I thought I might have to get off. However, the college students didn't disappoint and soon after they were all free except for mine. It's funny because 95% of them will get on the 'mill and go balls out for like...4 minutes, I don't get it? It's very predictable because they never stay on very long. The wife and I get a kick out of it.
As for my workout, my goal was 1:10. I started at a 5.0 speed and 0.0 incline. i upped the speed by a 0.1 every 10 minutes (this equals about 15 less seconds per mile) and upped the incline by 0.5 every 15 minutes. The incline is pretty minor as I think my total incline was less than 300 feet, despite topping out at 1.5%. So I ended up with 6.3 miles (I was shooting for 6.2, get it? 26.2 - 6.2?) in an hour ten with an average HR of 155. I sped up nicely at the end to finish with a 6.2 speed. All in all I felt pretty good during and after. I think the speed and incline increases give me something to care about while I'm bored running to nowhere.
I'm a little worried about this weekend because I'm supposed to do 20 miles of 3 on 1 off, but I'll be in ABQ and not sure about a) time and b) where to do this. What's your plan NM for the weekend run? I suppose if I start at like 6:00 am I can be done and home in time to get ready for all the family events that begin at 11:30.
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