5/26- 6/1- FIRST WEEK OF TRACK WORK

Saturday I drove 13 hours to the beach, and this week of vacation also marked my first week running on a track since the Spring of 2003. The puprose of this weeks workouts werent to see how fast I could go, or to begin developing speed. Instead, Audain wanted me to start learning a rhythm, and to utilize 200 repeats, and 400 repeats to begin to do this. He wanted them run "easy, like a walk," he said. He suggested I run the 400s at 90 seconds, and the 200's at 45 seconds. Even though I did NOT want to run these slower times, I decided to be a good patient and follow his instructions. This proved to be harder than I thought. Jay came to time me and tape me, and over and over as I would come through my half way markers I would hear " SLOW DOWN"... It was also frusterating considering I had an audience of sorts, and another female, late 20's doing the SAME 200 workout as me... I hated to think that they were sizing me up, and imagining this to be my best effort... but, I knew I had to run my own workout and not race.

Mon- AM- feeling stiff 6 am- 12 min warm up jog- no drills or stretching
8 x 400's- avg. 86 sec
12 min cool down

PM- 4 mi run w/ Jay biking next to me- felt really full all day

Tue AM 3 mi, abs
PM- 3 mi run w Jay biking next to me

Wed AM- at the track early- 12 min warm up
10 x 200's- jogged 200 rest - avg. 37
10 min cool down- L calf really hurting

Thu AM- 3 mi- L Shin really hurting, ABS
PM- 4 mi w Jay on the bike :-)

Fri AM- 3 mi- Sore- ABS
PM- drove 13 hours home

SAt- AM- 6 mi easy
*STEVE*- jay came and we played him our video- and I've posted the new shots ( me in blue shorts)
PM- 5 mi- Sauna Routine- SO GREATFUL for STEVE AUDAIN

Sun- AM- 8 mile ALD- this was disasterous!- my leg was awful- I stoped at 6 miles to stretch calf, and again at 7- ran like a lug...

TOTAL- 47 miles