Speed work--woot!

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Fanatic #3965

posted: 4/9/2007 at 12:28 PM

I just want to say that in the month that I have been diligently adding a speedwork session to each week I have cut almost a half minute off of my typical "easy" run time and I'm almost having to force myself to slow down for those easier runs. I also broke 10 minutes/mile on a 10 mile run for the first time. My "virtual" 10 mile time is now better than my real 10 mile PR. I have a 10 mile race in a couple of weekends and I am confident that I will even beat my virtual PR! Big grin

So get out there and do your speed work, people! It's ALL good! Smile

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Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

jEfFgObLuE

More Cowbell!

posted: 4/9/2007 at 12:37 PM

Good job zoom! Speed work rocks, and it's fun. And your virtual time is your PR. No one said a PR had to come in a race. Cheers, Jeff

When you're on your deathbed, you won't be wishing that you'd spent more time at the office. But you will be wishing that you'd spent more time running. Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.

Bear_Poop

posted: 4/10/2007 at 6:19 AM

VERY GOOD!!!!!!

To paraphrase an old poster: Today is the first day of the rest of your training. It doesn’t matter where you started or how far you’ve come. Today is the day. Your training didn’t start 6 weeks ago. Your training started the last time you hit the road. John “the Penguin” Bingham Life is not tried, it is merely survived if you're standing outside the fire

RunChicRun

madness baby

posted: 4/11/2007 at 12:01 PM

That's great, Kirsten! Since I've only done one speed workout, you've totally inspired me. Thanks for the motivation, girl! Smile

deb

ABCGreys

My dogs are fast, not me

posted: 4/11/2007 at 12:23 PM

Excellent!!

Robin

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Fanatic #3965

posted: 4/11/2007 at 3:10 PM

I did hills today...about a mile to the hill, then ran a mile up and down, and a couple of miles home. Am I the only one who runs a mile of hills at a faster pace than just about anything else? My split for my hill portion of my workout was like 9:21. This is faster than my mile split for a 5k I did last Fall. I'm a freak.

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

Scout7

CPT Curmudgeon

posted: 4/11/2007 at 3:13 PM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 4/11/2007 at 3:10 PM:

I'm a freak.

We knew that before the hills and speed work, though.

zoom-zoom

Fanatic #3965

posted: 4/11/2007 at 3:18 PM

Yeah, I was waiting for that response. I should have placed a money bet--next time I think I will... Tongue

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Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

Scout7

CPT Curmudgeon

posted: 4/11/2007 at 3:22 PM

It's only 'cuz we love ya.

jEfFgObLuE

More Cowbell!

posted: 4/11/2007 at 3:25 PM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 4/11/2007 at 3:10 PM:

Am I the only one who runs a mile of hills at a faster pace than just about anything else?

Unless the hill is a total mutha, I do the same thing when I do hill repeats. It's kind of like, "Man, I just want to hurry up and get this thing over with."

When you're on your deathbed, you won't be wishing that you'd spent more time at the office. But you will be wishing that you'd spent more time running. Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.

zoom-zoom

Fanatic #3965

posted: 4/11/2007 at 3:27 PM

Quote from Scout7 on 4/11/2007 at 3:22 PM:

It's only 'cuz we love ya.

I'm still not gonna flash my boobies... Wink

k

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

Chenille

posted: 4/11/2007 at 3:27 PM

WooHoo! You are making such awesome progress! Can't wait to read your race report!

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the number of moments that take our breath away...(unkown)

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zoom-zoom

Fanatic #3965

posted: 4/11/2007 at 3:30 PM

I think my 10 mile race next weekend is gonna be awesome! did's aunt knows the course well (she's one of the ones doing timing) and says it's hilly...I love hilly! I take out some otherwise faster runners on hills! Big grin

k

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

rockenmamaof5

posted: 4/11/2007 at 3:37 PM

You're going to do AWESOME @ your 10 mile race!!! I'll definetly can't wait to hear your race report!

Your toughness is made up of equal parts persistence and experience. You don't so much outrun your opponents as outlast and outsmart them, and the toughest opponent of all is the one inside your head." - Joe Henderson

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