I also did my last intervals workout - following the Jack Daniels plan. I have enjoyed the difficulty of intervals, a completely different beast than tempo workouts. Tempos and long runs require patience and hanging on. Intervals require intensity, maybe even aggression. I find this aggravating, mostly because intervals get the best of me. I am left wanting another opportunity to avenge my loss to lactic acid. The effect on the body is quite a contrast to tempos. The bright side is that intervals make tempo pace feel leisurely. I am a man of leisure, but I was thinking it would be fun to train for a 5k. Although, it would feel a little strange to dedicate so much time to such a short race. And I am probably too old to run a mile under five minutes.
So far I am pleased with the results of my training. I am steadily getting in better shape. One way I know this is because I no longer have the hunger within. There was a time period where I was seriously ravenous. My fourth meal every night around 9 o' clock was a bowl of granola with fatty yogurt and a banana - short of banana cream pie, but less effort. In the past two weeks I have felt oddly full. This makes me think I now require less energy to run. My body has become more efficient. Running is easy. That said, the upcoming tempo runs are crazy. It will be a challenge.
Tim, any ideas where we will do our 12-mile marathon pace run in Ashland?
bring your john denver up, cuz we be marathon pacin' on the country roads, which are plentiful around these parts. i've got a few block loops that are around 12 miles. some long gradual hills on some. then we'll do a town run along the lake and through town for one of the other days.
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