Finally Some Speed Work! - Run Lift Balance

Speed work happened this morning! I did hit snooze a few times and it was a battle to get myself out of bed. BUT we made it out the door!

The workout was short and sweet, but I still had to keep talking myself into keep going.

I am slowly adding in more speed work and I want to keep the progression slow and steady. My goal is to do this build up and training as smart as possible. I am over the cycle of yo-yo training!

I did a one mile warm-up. 3×400 with a 400 walk/jog recovery and then a half mile cool-down (which ended up being a little longer).

My plan was to just do the 400s on the road as I was running, but about where my warm-up ended was a parking lot that was lit by street lights. I couldn’t pass up the light and circle, so I did my 400 repeats around the parking lot! I will definitely be doing that again. Maybe even move over to the open field in the future. Time off the pavement would benefit my legs!

I was ready to quit after the first interval and REALLY ready to quit after the second. I am proud of myself for pushing through. I even ran each interval faster than the one before. I’ll take it!

I LOVE a good speed session and I feel really good about where I am at right now! Just going to keep chipping away!

After I got home it was time to lift. I did an Arm accessory day, pelvic floor abs, and my chiropractor exercises. My 4-year old woke up about 10mins into my lift and he must have slept great because he joined in with lots of energy.

We had a BLAST! I am so glad I bought him the kid weights months ago. It has been fun to watch him get into fitness with me! They are for sure alway watching!