Holy Cow!

So last night we went to training thinking we were going to follow program...... 8 min intervals, 5X.  Well not the case......Brenda decided we'd shake it up a little bit again.  So we did about 5 minutes of walking.....then run for probably 4-5 minutes at a faster pace than normal, get to the bank parking lot and do 10 jumping jacks, 10 squats, 5 lunges on each knee....then start running again.  Run another 4-5 minutes and repeat again.  We did that 3 times and then got to rest a couple of minutes and catch our breaths.  Then we were to run all the way back.....just about a mile.  I was completely wiped out from the exercises.  We had to stop a few times on our way back.  The strength straining is certainly a weakness for Amber & I.  Once we got back to the corner....we walked around the corner and ran up hill 2 times.  It was quite the work out.  I'm really sore today.  Workouts like that make me feel like I'm not as far along as I thought I was.  I left feeling a little bit defeated.  BUT.....I know I have to shake that off and look at how far I've (we've) come in just 8 weeks. 

We talked about our race plan a little bit last night too.  Brenda (Coach) suggests we run 1.5 miles and then take a walk break at the water station for a minute.  That seems a little overwhelming....so we'll see how it goes race day.  I know the adrenaline will kick in.  And the weather will play a big role in that too.  

We stayed for the 10K information meeting last night.  There were 7 of us from the 5K training.  The 10K training certainly looks different......we run for distance and not time.  That will be a different way of approaching things.  We're going to do it.  Amber & I hope that it helps our endurance.  The program also incorporates strength training and I know we both need that too.  

Our 5K training program started out with around 60 people.  Last night there were probably only 20 people there.  It will be interesting to see how many people actually run the 5K race.   We'll be there!  and we'll finish! 

Have a great day.  Happy Running!