Hey friends! What’s new in your worlds? I’m having a great week so far because the weather here is AMAZING. Finally! Cool, sunny, glorious. Can it stay this way forever?!
I met up with my track group this morning (hi to the blog reader who yelled hello as I ran by, btw!) and it’s amazing what a difference cooler temps and no humidity makes with speedwork. It was the best I’ve felt at the track in months!
For today’s workout, here’s what we did in case you want to try it yourself:
- Warm up (jog + some strides – running down the infield slowly building speed as you go)
- 2000 meter run (5 laps around the track) at a half marathon pace, slowly building in speed each lap
- Rest/light jog 2 minutes
- 1600 meter run (4 laps – 1 mile) starting at your previous 2000m final pace and building in speed gradually each lap
- Rest/light jog 2 minutes
- 1200 meter run (3 laps), starting at your previous 1600m final pace and building in speed gradually each lap
- Rest/light jog 2 minutes
- 800 meter run (2 laps), starting at your previous 1200m final pace and building in speed gradually each lap
- Rest/light jog 2 minutes
- 400 meter run (1 lap) – as quickly as you can!
- Cool down (I jogged 4 laps, or 1 mile)
Awesome workout. Give it a shot! The watch time/distance does not include my warm up and cool down, or the 2 minute recovery jogs, just FYI.
Also – if you’re wondering why a different GPS watch than normal is pictured in my photo above, it’s because it’s new! As you guys know, I’m running the Nike Women’s Half Marathon sponsored by ClassPass next month, and they gifted me the watch to train with. I love my normal watch, but one really cool and different thing about this new one – the Garmin Forerunner 225 (affiliate link) is that it has a heart rate monitor built into the watch – no need for a chest strap! Cool, right?! I find the heart rate straps to be really uncomfortable so it’s cool to get this data without one. I already found it really interesting to track! Case in point: I wore it on a run on Sunday evening after getting home from Vermont, and my heart rate was way higher than it should have been for a casual run – made sense since I felt rough! (I ended up walking the second half of it and just enjoying the scenery instead!) But today, my heart rate was lower unless I was fully sprinting/really pushing it. Fascinating. I want to try wearing it to some classes, too, just to see what the heart rate is up to. If you’re interested in reading (way) more detail about the watch, DC Rainmaker has a great Garmin 225 review on his blog.
As for my refuel, I enjoyed one of my Flour Free Breakfast Pancakes, but with whole chia seeds instead of ground flaxseed and I added a handful of rolled oats, too, to add some staying power. Topped with a little nut butter and some fresh berries!
As for lunches, I’ve been working downtown so far this week. Yesterday, I threw together a random assortment of leftovers to enjoy.
Salad + a leftover chicken and noodle Asian dish (a Blue Apron recipe). I had a pancake for breakfast yesterday too that I didn’t quite finish, so I packed up the rest to eat once at the office as a mid-morning snack. Lunch was enjoyed al fresco in Dupont Circle with a coshared office buddy – beautiful day for it!
Want more packed lunch ideas? I have a whole packed lunch idea section of my recipe page – check it out!
As for afternoon snacks, Matt bought us a fresh pineapple over the weekend so I packed up some of that with some almonds and a Sabra hummus + pretzel pack (they sent me a bunch awhile ago to enjoy and this is one of the freebies, but I buy them on my own anyway – so good).
As for today, I’m meeting a friend for a late lunch out. 🙂
What are you having/did you bring for lunch today?
