Running in December - 12/01 to 12/15

[colby]

1) running on the treadmill with a DVD playing is less boring than running with headphones because I get visual stimulation as well

I have the same experience on the trainer - it makes a big difference.

[GLC1968]

I have the same experience on the trainer - it makes a big difference.

Good to know since our trainer just got moved down to the basement right next to the treadmill!

Did 4.5 miles with my husband today. He was really hurting from the get-go. I was really pulling out some of my best 'motivational coach' work to keep him going! He had to walk twice, so I stuck with him. I kept telling myself that it's about the miles, not the speed right now so it didn't matter. I felt really good though - could have done it much faster if I'd been alone (or gone much further).

[indigoiis]

Ran ten today and felt great. Everything clicked - I wasn't overdressed, nothing was uncomfortable, I took the hills easy and tried to enjoy it. 9:24 mm - running with DH these days has been confidence-building for me (I used to get so frustrated that he is faster than me, now I don't really care. He runs during the week without me and can go as fast as he likes. Long runs are at my pace!)

[7rider]

I repeated my Thanksgiving "speed work" workout with a friend of mine today.
5.17 miles -
1.3 miles to the local high school track to warmup
3 intervals - .5 mile run, .25 mile recovery
1.1 mile return (without the extra lap around the track).
It was kind of fitting that when I got home, my DH was on rollers in the basement, doing a Coach Troy Spinerval workout and I could hear Coach Troy yelling "c'mon...fast feet, fast feet" - to get them to spin faster. I was telling myself that during my work intervals..."FAST FEET, FAST FEET!" to try to get myself running faster and increase my cadence.