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Super Speedy Nerds!

Here's just one more reason that you should NOT look to me for fashion advice: I buy my snacks and clothes in the same place. Haute couture? Not so much. Thanks Wal Mart, for providing me with both juvenile t-shirts made for teenage girls and delicious colorful candy. I think they might have been the real secret to my 87 MPH workouts , because I was flying through my speedwork today! Yes, "flying" is relative, so you 6-minute milers can just skip this next part. Here's what the workout looked like: 1 Mile Warm-Up (10:00 pace) 1.5 Miles at 5k Pace (8:20 pace) 800 Meters at Mile Pace X1 (7:40 pace) 400 Meters X2 (7:00 pace) 200 Meters X2 (5:45 pace) 1 Mile Cool-Down (9:30 pace) In between each was recovery jogging/walking. If it looks similar to a workout found in Runner's World this month, that's because I tried to remember it as I started my warm-up...most of it is the same. I normally do my speedwork on a treadmill, so I was pretty excited that I manage...

Weekly Workout Recap

More for my benefit that yours, I want to do a post every Sunday recapping the past week's workouts. It's definitely good for me to see what I'm actually up to, and which areas (ahem, strength training) I need to work on. So... Monday: 6.5 Mile Run Tuesday: 12 Mile Run Wednesday:  5.5 Mile Run                    Resistance Bands: chest, shoulders, back, biceps, triceps                     Abs--various                    100 Push-Up Challenge Week 5 (Workout #3) Thursday: Rest Day :) Friday: 6.5 Mile Run              Resistance Bands: chest, shoulders, back, biceps, triceps              Abs--various              100 Push-Up Challenge Week 5 (Workout #3--Repeat) Saturday: 5.5 Mile Run Sunday: 25 Minutes Elliptica...