Today I choose to: Get up early {no snooze button} Do the hard things {speed work} Focus on the positives {is it a little cooler today?} Smile {instant mood booster} Spread light and life to others
The #tracktuesday workout this week: 13ā warm up jog with dynamic drills, 8x 400m + 2x 200m, 9ā cool down.
The splits, that didnāt go as quick as I wouldāve liked them to: 7:02/6:57/:55/:47/:54/7:06/7:14/6:56 6:12/:25
But the view at the end ā¦ š
A quick stretch {and most certainly a shower} + a cup of coffee, and Iām off to a couple work meetings. Centered. Grounded. Ready for what the day delivers.
Well Iām still around, just focusing on many different things lately! Itās a case of runner/triathlete ADD. Local triathlon races (3 since my last post!), summer vacation, 3 times a week strength training, still base building the miles, and, once again, trail running.
3rd place AG at the Heartland Olympic Tri 4th place AG at the Sommer Sports sprint in June 4th place AG at the Sommer Sports sprint in July
Speaking of those trails – I had a great trail run this past weekend at a new to me venue, the Orlando Wetlands Park. I met up with a local trail running group and ran the outer 6 mile loop, then one of the inner 3 ish mile loops. Running with these peeps is always such a blast! Good people, good attitudes, with a āno man left behind mentalityā!
Heading out to start the outer loop Selfie mode! The whole gang
In order to share all these unique outdoor adventures and spaces, I created a second Instagram page just for my trail runs. Check it out @pigtails_and_trails
Since Iām still Tri training, yesterday was a 1 hour swim and light strength training day using bands for hip and glute work. This morning I got in a solid 5 miles for #tracktuesday with 5x 400m + 2x 200m nailing those goal paces!
My total running miles for July will likely fall a tad short, but Iāve also been spending my Friday mornings stand up paddling instead of running which is a nice summer time treat! And then there was a vacation in the Florida Keys and new flooring in the house ā¦ July has been very productive and a whole lot of fun! Sadly, 3 weeks and counting until weāre back to the school year routine, so Iām trying to make the most of the summer days while I can! Still a couple more adventures to go!
āThe unprepared mind cannot see the outstretched hand of opportunity.” – Sir Alexander Fleming
In other words – get your mind right, and good things (words, actions, changes) will follow. I set my mind on #tracktuesday yesterday and made it happen this morning!
The workout called for some glute activation moves, a 10 minute warm up jog + dynamic stretching, then 4x 400m with 1 min recovery. I was able to just let loose and hit paces of 7:47/:39/:28/:28. Now these arenāt fast by many standards, but Iāll take it. Itās faster than Iāve been able to go as of late, and with 2 years of endurance training under my belt I have a need for speed!
Look at that ball of fire in the sky!
The cool down jog at the end brought more of that glorious sunrise into view. What an amazing way to start the day! Winter has been pretty gloomy and my body has been craving the sun and serotonin for weeks now. Plus, it feels really nice to have a little comfortable pep in my step again. So thankful for this opportunity!
Determined to Tri AND Run 