Did another Yasso workout Wednesday night.
Whenever I do Yassos I think of a quote a friend told me - "There's no "I" in team...but there is an "ass" in Yasso".
For all of you non-runners out there (hi Mom), this is what a Yasso workout consists of:
1) 1 mile warmup
2) .5 miles run at your race time goal (ex: 4:30:00 marathon goal should be run in 4 minutes, 30 seconds)
3) .25 mile recovery (walk/jog)
4) Repeat steps 2 and 3 eight more times
5) 1 mile cooldown
I had been feeling sluggish all throughout the day. I didn't eat my usual protein-y breakfast and as a result, I crashed early in the day. Even coffee at 3pm didn't perk me up.
So the run? It was okay. I stayed on pace, but my heart rate didn't come down as quickly as it did last week.
The best part? It made me start thinking about my race goals for the Fargo half marathon. I would really, really, really like to go sub-2 (ie - a 9:09 pace)...but after running a 9-minute pace for 4.5 non-continuous miles and feeling like death?? Yeah, a two hour marathon is NOT going to be happening.
Oh, and there was a herd of deer in the trees. We'd run out a half mile, the deer would run with us...we'd turn around and run a half mile, and the deer would run with us. It was f'ing cool, yo.
The worst part? Some punk ass kid rode his scooter by our pile of fuel belts and gummy bears and extra clothes...AND STOLE OUR GUMMY BEARS. There's a special spot in hell for that little bastard.
Distance: 6.5 miles (didn't have the Garmin on during recovery)
Average Pace: 9:16
Average HR: 160
Three words to describe this run: Tired, Bleh, Whatever
Whenever I do Yassos I think of a quote a friend told me - "There's no "I" in team...but there is an "ass" in Yasso".
For all of you non-runners out there (hi Mom), this is what a Yasso workout consists of:
1) 1 mile warmup
2) .5 miles run at your race time goal (ex: 4:30:00 marathon goal should be run in 4 minutes, 30 seconds)
3) .25 mile recovery (walk/jog)
4) Repeat steps 2 and 3 eight more times
5) 1 mile cooldown
I had been feeling sluggish all throughout the day. I didn't eat my usual protein-y breakfast and as a result, I crashed early in the day. Even coffee at 3pm didn't perk me up.
So the run? It was okay. I stayed on pace, but my heart rate didn't come down as quickly as it did last week.
The best part? It made me start thinking about my race goals for the Fargo half marathon. I would really, really, really like to go sub-2 (ie - a 9:09 pace)...but after running a 9-minute pace for 4.5 non-continuous miles and feeling like death?? Yeah, a two hour marathon is NOT going to be happening.
Oh, and there was a herd of deer in the trees. We'd run out a half mile, the deer would run with us...we'd turn around and run a half mile, and the deer would run with us. It was f'ing cool, yo.
The worst part? Some punk ass kid rode his scooter by our pile of fuel belts and gummy bears and extra clothes...AND STOLE OUR GUMMY BEARS. There's a special spot in hell for that little bastard.
Distance: 6.5 miles (didn't have the Garmin on during recovery)
Average Pace: 9:16
Average HR: 160
Three words to describe this run: Tired, Bleh, Whatever
Labels: Running
3 Comments:
what?? where's your plethora of blog stalkers (ie friends)?
loved that YASSO workout. EVEN MORE than the first one a week earlier!
idea?
freeze gummy bears for a special treat (no, that won't help prevent them from being stolen by little hoodlums, but...)
have a rockin 18 miler tomorrow! miss you tonight...
I can relate to tired, bleh, whatever. :) Great job on your Yassos. And yes, that bastard kid is going straight to hell for stealing the gummy bears. Thank god they weren't Swedish Fish though, right? :)
I think you should set a trap next time using gummy bears and snap the little b*stard's arm off . . . I mean, um, whoa. Just kidding?
Seriously, though, the little punks who hang out in the park near my apartment are notorious for stealing crap if you leave it unattended. It is SO frustrating. I look like a bag woman when I run . . . so yeah, I feel your pain!
But hey, great job on the Yasso workout!
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