Right, we all do. That covers quite a bit of distance though. So the 8 strides that I do at the end of a 7 mile run need to begin way before the end, or it would end up being a 9 mile run.
Yep, it doesn't really matter. But coming from Pfitz, I've always done them at the end, as part of the run, since the plans say, "X miles with Y# of strides." The only constraint really is time. Of course if I'm doing them as part of a track workout, I just do them when convenient and the mileage is whatever it is at the end of it all. Shit, it's really time to get dinner going.
I do them mostly like you do, though I really don't bother to measure any specific distance. Mine might be a little shorter than they should be.
Yep again. I just wait for the straights and stride for about 3 lamp posts, which is normally about 10 seconds. So my recoveries aren't exactly measured either. Sometimes I also have to wait until there's less people on the walking path.
*MTA the bolded part
Will run for scenery.
Well, tonight I went back to where it all began. I walked 5k with the humongous (many hundreds) running group downtown. Brisk enough pace to sweat a little and feel some under-used muscles coming into play. Calf felt fine - walking never seems to bother it.
Finished the evening with grilled sea bass, saffron risotto, and a Slovenian white wine. And another 2 miles of walking.
Stupid feet!
Stupid elbow!
jjs22, you had me at risotto.
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