Yesterday I crashed headlong into a brick wall - figuratively speaking. In the end I didn't go to yoga either but went home and indulged in chocolate mousse - it was the Weight Watchers version so felt that I could have 2 tubs :-).
Anyways, today is another day and I was up again at 5am and out the door at 6am to do Yasso 800s. I decided to improvise on my program and instead of doing a tempo run and hill repeats (my glute was in no mood for hills) I thought a Yasso workout would be a nice change.
Today's session - Yasso 800s x 5
Time / weather - 6am / clear, no wind, 4*c
Distance - 15km
Time taken - 1hr 21.10min
Av pace - 5.23min/km
AHR - 148; MHR - 173
I started with a 5km warm up run and headed towards an oval in Melba. I was feeling fine this morning and enjoyed the run along the cycle path. Mind you, it was a bit chilly. Once I got to the oval I thought I'd map out my course and noticed that there was a 400m oval marked out - yay! My plan was to run around 3.30min per 800m.
This is how I fared:
3.30 / 3.37 / 3.27 / 3.26 / 3.34min
There was a flock of ducks wandering around on one side of the track and so every lap at this point it looked like we were waddling together - very cute! The grass was also very soggy as the sprinklers had obviously been on earlier so I was probably a little heavier by the time I finished and headed home. I know I was squelching as I ran! My ipod battery died on the run home :-(.
Lolly intake - 4 Kool fruits before 10am; 2 Sherbies and 2 Milkshakes at 11am. I seem to need a sugar hit this time every morning lately.
This afternoon - 3 Sherbies and 3 Milkshakes.
No gym today - having coffee with Mr CJ instead.
Tomorrow:
Because I ran 3km further today (due to a miscalculation - maths was never my strong point) I only have to run 5km tomorrow (instead of the 8km). Lookig forward to sleeping in!
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My god, you really love your lollies! I'm not a huge lollie fan, Kopikos are probably my favorites.
Excuse my ignorance, but what is a Yasso 800?
LOL - reminds me of the scene in Aristocats - "think goose".
Pretty nice times there CJ - good job mate ;-)
Good times CJ!! YOu know what they say... string 10 of those together and you can do a 3:30 marathon!
hey! another WA girl! good to see. My lollie count today is 1xstrawberry&Cream, 2 jelly babies and pineapple thing. now having a lollypop after reading through your posts...
Chasing ducks could be a fun sprint sessions. (unless you're playing cricket).
4C Was that the correct temperature???
If it is , what is it going to be like in April? I know I don't like the heat but it never gets that cold here even in winter.
Phew! You scared me with that brick wall thing. Glad it was only a figurative one.
Great 800 times CJ! Caramel buds are my weakness.
Yasso, my forever nightmare!
For a minute, I thought of a real brick wall too!! Definitely approve of the lollie rewards at the end of a session! Enjoy the sleep in!
I read the title and cringed ..... see my site for why!
Well done on the Yasso's.
Oh, I love Sherbies.
Surely it wasn't that cold! Robert it'll be 14C rising to 24C in April. Very cool for you Maroons.
Good 800s CJ - glad you're not ducking speedwork.
Hey CJ, they are great times for the Yassos! I'm convinced these really are a good indication of how your marathon will go. I did them a few years ago and they were almost spot on.
Keep up the good work. And stop counting your lolly intake, or I'll get the guilts and start counting mine!
Ha! I can just see the ducks quaking along!
What are Sherbies? I bet they're yummy!
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