I've been joking for awhile about entering events without training. It is true I have entered several events at the last minute, without intentionally training, but I have had faith in the base I have created over the last year to know that I had enough fitness to do the events.
Now that the Puerto Rico 70.3 is approaching, I can't just rely on having enough residual fitness from my other endeavors. It's time to get serious about this goal and my training.
Yesterday was Day 2 of a 16 week Training Program:
Swim
800 yards w/ 8x25 yard sprints (rest interval, 20 sec)
Run
4 miles moderate + 2 x 10 sec hill sprints
Guess which part is going to be hard to fit in in Florida?! Yep hills are few and far between. So yesterday I hopped in the pool at the Y and hammered out those 800 meters real fast.
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Doesn't get much better than this. |
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First Swim Done! |
Then I did the "hills" on the treadmill before heading out for run club.
I was really surprised to see this time when I finished. My calves are dying. Those hills Sunday really took their toll. Might be time to invest in a foam roller/tiger tail. Also need to figure out a way to track the Charity Miles I earn on the blog. Last night was the first run/bike I tracked for training, so I'm starting out with a whopping 77 cents! Gotta start somewhere!
Got to run club early last night so that we could film a clip for a commercial the Best Damn Race is putting together.
Glad they didn't see this picture ahead of time. I'm still not convinced I am "talent/model" material. All we had to say is "We're running for Beer." About 7 takes and several prop beers later we finally had it.
This smarty consolidated a few "prop" beers from the shoot and had the owner throw it in the cooler for her while she ran. I impress myself sometimes.
After a week at home, it just felt right to be back at run club. I realized last night how lucky I am to have all these wonderful people in my life. I always leave with a smile on my face and some extra pep in my step. I don't know what I would do without them!
A friend I made last year in Portland announced that she is running an impromptu 5k this weekend and I told her I'd send her my playlist from Sunday's half-marathon. Which got me to thinking, why not just share it on the blog?! I made it very last minute the night before, so please, no judgements (or just keep them to yourself!).
Ace of Base - I Saw the Sign
Adele - Rolling in the Deep
Brooks & Dunn - Ain't Nothing 'Bout You
Akon - Beautiful
Kanye - All of the Lights
Chris Brown - Beautiful People
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
St. Lucia - Closer Than This
Con Bro Chill - Come to My Party
David Guetta - Memories
Jason Aldean - Dirt Road Anthem
Amy Winehouse - F*** Me Pumps
Dorrough - Get Big
Girl Talk - Give and Go
Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo - Give Me Everything
Bruno Mars - Grenade
Pitbull - Hey Baby
The Band Perry - Hip to My Heart
Katy Perry - Hot n Cold
Aretha - I Say A Little Prayer For You
Bone Thugs and Harmony - I Try So Hard
Backstreet Boys - I Want it That Way
Alabama - I'm In a Hurry
Aerosmith - Janie's Got a Gun
Nsync - Just Got Paid
Girl Talk - Let's Start This Party
Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger
Blake Shelton - Nobody But Me
David guetta - On the Dance Floor
Con Bro Chill - Partied Out
Con Bro Chill - Power Happy
Amy Winehouse - Rehab
Jason Derulo - Riding Solo
Adele - Rumor Has It
Pitbull - Shut It Down
KT Tunsall - Suddenly I See
Girl Talk - That's My DJ
Billy Joel - We Didn't Start the Fire
Backstreet Boys - Weird World
Jason Derulo - Whatcha Say
Gotta go enjoy the sunshine now! Got a 40 minute bike ride and a few meetings on the docket today before heading out to run club (pretty excited to get to go on a Thursday!!).
Have a good one,
xoxo Sweat&Sparkle
What do you listen to when you run? Are you training for anything, if so, what? Have you ever been in a commercial?
Often I don't liten to anything, but when I do it looks a lot like the list above! Puerto Rico 70.3 baby!!! Never, but when this one comes out you all will be the first to know
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