Born to Run: Week of June 19th

[OakLeaf]

ugh. Well I had to run today because I said yesterday that I would.

3 minutes push, 3 minutes jog x 5. I forgot I had six intervals programmed into my GPS, but there was no way I was doing another one. Especially not when my fifth recovery brought me right to the end of my lane. The beeper went off for another interval, and I was like, "you !@#% machine, you've got to be joking" and pushed the lap button. I thought I was going to puke going up that steep hill the last time, at an 11 minute pace for the interval with my HR maxed out

4.1 miles total.

[rocknrollgirl]

Yeah!!!!!!!!!! Yellow is back !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!

[Wahine]

Yellow!!!

[limewave]

Welome back YELLOW!

I took a little break myself (4 days). I ran 5 miles last night with DD in the jogger and one of my running friends.

[Jolt]

I've seen a few people mention a "brick"--what the heck is it?

[Veronica]

You know, used to build chimneys and some houses.

V.

[jesvetmed]

Bricks refer to training on two disciplines during the same workout, one after the other with minimal or no interruption in between, just as you would do in a race. Usually when people talk about bricks they refer to a bike/run workout, but bricks could also refer to a swim/bike workout or to a run/bike workout (if you are training for a duathlon).

-- From Beginner Triathlete

They suck! But in a good way

Got in 6 miles today -- was supposed to be 4 miles, but I dropped my sunglasses somewhere on the trail, and had to go back to find them. Whew -- they they were, untouched, right in the middle of the trail! So, couple of miles extra, and the dog got to pass the creek two extra times which made her day!
Jes