Running Solo

9:30am @ Chicago Ave. Track

400m WU

Dynamic Stretching

8 x 400
400 (1:41)
  rest 1:30
400 (1:37)
  rest 1:30
400 (1:28)
  rest 1:30
400 (1:31)
  rest 3:00
400 (1:28)
  rest 2:00
400 (1:27)
  rest 2:00
400 (1:24)
  rest 4:00
200 (:35)
  rest 1:00
200 (:36)

NOTES: I didn't warm up very much, so my first couple 400s were pretty tight.  But by the third one I felt pretty good and my stride was able to open up. It kind of sucks to do this alone. 400s are already awful, it doesn't help when you have to run by yourself, time your own splits, and monitor your rest. But, I think it's good training.  I haven't done anything like this for a long time.

Since my athletic watch broke, I carried my iphone like a little baton to keep splits/time/rest. And since I don't like to wear headphones, I turned my speakers up super loud and blasted Pandora throughout my workout. It was like toting around a mini boombox.

I'm envisioning that I looked something like this. 

I've literally gained 20lbs of muscle since May 2012 (when I was running at Drake), which definitely makes CrossFit a lot easier - but makes running a lot harder.  I for sure do not feel very light on my feet.  My lungs were recovering great, I just felt generally slow and heavy.  I'm excited to start putting some running back in my training.



Cheers to Glee Pandora station!