I'm Too Sexy for My Treadmill

After I threw off my week by doing my long run on Monday, I needed to give my body a day to rest.  Regardless, on Tuesday, my house was in shambles and we literally cleaned up until we got into bed.  Yesterday, I had to get the legs moving again.  I was feeling very "blah" at lunchtime and not up for a workout.  Luckily, that evening, hubby fed the kids and put them to bed, so I headed to the gym for some speedwork while he watched the Giants game. It actually worked out perfectly because I watched Big Brother on the treadmill.  I know he was glad that there was one less episode of reality dumbness that I can torture him with.

The workout itself was pretty hardcore.  I did a 10 minute warm up followed up 6 x 400m at 8:13 with 90 seconds recovery intervals.  Then after the 6, I did 2.5 minutes of recovery and did another 6 x 400m.  I finished off with almost 10 minutes cooldown.  It was definitely a killer.  I cannot imagine having done it on the street though.  However, I need to find out if I can use one of the local high school tracks and do some more outside running since the 90 degree days are over.  (Score 1 for Fall.)

My sweat deposit on the treadmill.  Yes, I am sexy.  Hey, I cleaned it after the picture.  I promise!

Moving on...

My boy started second grade today.  It was not a giant milestone, but every first day of school is a big deal.  He was very excited to get to school and show off his new Super Mario backpack. As for me, I am thoroughly looking forward to second grade homework. While it's so time consuming, it really is quality time for me and the boy without tv, computer, DS, etc.

Second Grade Rockstar <3

I cross trained on the rowing machine at lunch today and was thinking about my workouts for the rest of the week.  I have an 8 mile tempo run and a 16 mile long run. Then I realized that Spartan is in two days.  I'm thinking Spartan can take the place of the tempo run for the week. Especially since I'll have Spartan and my long run back-to-back.  Fun weekend ahead!

Sharing is Caring: Do you do speedwork on a treadmill or outside?  Which do you prefer and why?