Day 190, 175 To Go

July 9, 2013

Holy running consistency, Batman!  Honey is running for the 2nd straight day.  What has gotten into her?  Could she be turning into a runner, or is something nefarious afoot!!

Actually, she won't be able to run on Wednesday, so she is substituting Tuesday.  You have to roll with the punches, people, so don't be afraid to alter your schedule if you have to.  Get the run in any way you can!!  Props to my Honey!

What will not be noticeable by the time below is the trouble Honey had with her run.  Sure, her time looks good, but as I have said before, I stop my watch when we stop running.  This can make numbers look better than they are, but I want to make sure I get in the full running time.  When I run on my own, I rarely stop, so it doesn't affect my solo numbers (last Sunday, notwithstanding!)

The problem she ran into was twofold: 1) She was probably tired from the prior days run and 2) She started out too fast.

Honey said she wanted to run fast so she can get faster (I am getting through to her...I have said over and over to get fast you have to run fast!)  The thing is, she didn't mention this before we started, so by the time we got halfway, she had run through her energy.  You always want to run negative splits.  In other words, the 2nd half of your run should be faster than your first.  This is because if you run too hard in the beginning, once you burn out, you are done.  You can't recover most of the time.  The caveat is when running a race like a 5k.  Here, you should keep a steady pace and not worry about a negative split.

Anyway, next time we run, I will try putting Honey through some intervals.  Perhaps we will run 1 minute fast and 1 minute slow.  This is a good, hard workout that trains your body to run faster.  The key is to pick a pace for your fast runs and to make sure you recover on the slow runs.  You want to be consistent in your pace in the fast runs.

Here are our numbers:

Time: 25:00

Distance: 2.13 miles

Pace: 11:44/m

Max Pace: 9:03/m

Calories:247
Avg HR:103

Max HR:124

I like the pace, but I would prefer the consistent run without breaks, Honey.  ; o )

She worked hard, though, and that is what you want in your runs.  You want to have fun, if you can, but sometimes, you need to work.  If you want to improve, you have to put in the effort.

Run for Life!!