Running Intervals on the Treadmill
Today was a good day running. I ran for the first time in a while without my shins really bothering me. I ran on the treadmill and I focused on intervals of 3 minute walks and 7 minute runs. I did this three times for a 30 minute workout.
I ran the first segment at a 10 minute mile pace, the second segment at a 9.00 pace, and the last one at an 8.5 pace. I was surprised I could run that fast as I previously hadn’t tried going faster than a 10 minute mile.
My average heart rate was 151, and my max was 177. In the last segment, I ran the last five minutes with my heart rate over 175 - and it didn’t feel that uncomfortable. My average was low because I was able to drop back into the low 130’s during the three minute walks.
Hopefully before Bloomsday (less than two months away ugghh), I can get to the point where I slowly run during the resting part of the intervals instead of walking. I also need to start running outside more than once a week. And I need to increase this particular workout to 40 minutes instead of 30. But for now, I’m progressing nicely.
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Run on Treadmill
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 03/13/2007
- Total Time: 00:30:00.00
- Distance: 2.8 miles
- Average Pace: 10:42.86/mile
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