Fast Friday

Happy Friday everyone!

 

My plan for today’s workout was to go to the gym and spend some time on the Arc trainer before BodyPump.  But, by the time I left work all I wanted to do was run. Believe me, as much as I enjoy running, I rarely choose to do it when its not on my schedule. I am so happy I listened to my body though because this happened:

Mile       Time      Avg. Pace

1              10:08     10'08"/mi

2              19:54     9'46"/mi

3              29:50     9'56"/mi

4              39:22     9'32"/mi

5              48:54     9'32"/mi

Now, for all you speedy runners this probably looks depressing ;)  But those last two miles are the fastest I have ever run!!! Until today, every time I tried to push pass 6.2 I would feel as though I lost all control over my legs, but this time I was able to get to 6.5 without flying off the treadmill. I guess this half-marathon training is starting to pay off :D

I wanted to get some strength training in today too so after my run I did the upper body portion of Cathe Freidrich’s High Reps. 

 

I always see interesting looking strength workouts on blogs but I can’t seem to focus unless I have an instructor in front me.  If you’re looking for a new workout, check out www.cathe.com.  She has a huge library and the majority of them are available to download which is awesome because you don’t have to wait for the DVD to arrive in the mail :)

 

American Idol

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While I running my speedy-to-me miles, I watched last night’s American Idol.  I’m not really invested in this season yet; I start caring more as time goes on and we get to know the contestants.  So far, I’d say my favorites are Colton, Erika, Phillip, and Shannon. I also think Skylar is fun and has lots of spunk, and Jeremy and Jermaine are just sweeties.  I’m not a fan of Deandre or Heejun though. 

That’s all for tonight! Hope you have a great weekend :D

 

Have you ever had a surprisingly great run? Who are your favorite American Idol contestants so far?