Oh hey, another weekend, another 5K to run in!
& this one is with a few of the crazy people who convinced me to start running in the first place. I'll be running with a group of people from work, some of the very same ones who convinced me to sign up for my first 5K almost two years ago.
Can you believe that I've run TWENTY races in the last two years? Um, I still can't and I'm the one doing all the running over here.
Have no fear though, I'm still running to T Swift. I know I said that I had come up with a new playlist to run to for my last race that didn't consist of only 1989... well, I did, but I certainly didn't run to it. T Swift and I have been going strong for almost six months now. Why quit a good thing?
I switched up my running a little bit since the last race and incorporated some HIIT treadmill runs into my workouts:
2 minutes at a race pace (8:45/mile)
1 minute at a long distance run pace (10:00/mile)
x9
and then 2 minutes at a sprint (8:15/mile)
All of that gets me 3.1 in about 29 minutes and no cramping. Yay!
I've got the perfect post-race day planned after the 5K Saturday morning: nap, breweries, and baseball.
Anyway, maybe this race will finally be the one where I finish in under 29 minutes. A girl can hope, right?
& this one is with a few of the crazy people who convinced me to start running in the first place. I'll be running with a group of people from work, some of the very same ones who convinced me to sign up for my first 5K almost two years ago.
Can you believe that I've run TWENTY races in the last two years? Um, I still can't and I'm the one doing all the running over here.
Have no fear though, I'm still running to T Swift. I know I said that I had come up with a new playlist to run to for my last race that didn't consist of only 1989... well, I did, but I certainly didn't run to it. T Swift and I have been going strong for almost six months now. Why quit a good thing?
I switched up my running a little bit since the last race and incorporated some HIIT treadmill runs into my workouts:
2 minutes at a race pace (8:45/mile)
1 minute at a long distance run pace (10:00/mile)
x9
and then 2 minutes at a sprint (8:15/mile)
All of that gets me 3.1 in about 29 minutes and no cramping. Yay!
I've got the perfect post-race day planned after the 5K Saturday morning: nap, breweries, and baseball.
Anyway, maybe this race will finally be the one where I finish in under 29 minutes. A girl can hope, right?
You do some of the most fun races! 20 is such a big accomplishment! The post race day sounds like perfection!
ReplyDeleteI totally workout (or run...when I actually run) to 1989 too! Such a great album to run to! And I agree, why mess up a good thing? Dang girl! 20 races?!? WOW!
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You've run 20 races?!!? Impressive! Btw, I think your post-race activities sound pretty fun! :)
ReplyDeletei run to taylor more than i want to admit so i'm right there with you hahaha. so impressive too. get under that 29 min girllll!!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe you've run that many races in two years! I can sadly count mine on one hand.
ReplyDeletegirl....you are checking these 5ks off your to do list like nobody's business!
ReplyDelete20 races!!!!!! That's awesome. I did a 5K once but never got past the hate/hate relationship with running. I really want to get back into it one day. Love me some T Swift!
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