Musings about Smashrun, travel, good food, and great beer.
by jacklyn
Speedwork. I pretty much have always hated it and this month was the first time I actually stuck with the turnover drills, the tempo runs, and the track repeats. Coincidentally, I also started running with a foot pod in the beginning of the month so I finally had cadence data I could use to help …
by jacklyn
Today’s speed workout was a success! I wasn’t really in the mood to do it, because I wasn’t having the most productive work day. Lots of content work and research this afternoon and I didn’t feel like I had the energy to get moving…. but move I did! It was pretty cloudy so GPS wasn’t …
by jacklyn
Training is one of those things that you hear people talk about when they’re preparing to hit a “serious” milestone. And, usually, it takes a long time. There’s a base period where you become acquainted with a routine. Then it’s followed by lots of practice to increase proficiency and, eventually, if you did everything right, …
by jacklyn
March was such a relief after the short month of February. I did more cross-training last month, but I also had fewer run days so I was tired almost all the time. This month started out with very little structure, but I eventually got around to picking up my pace. It’s still kind of free …
by jacklyn
For someone who runs a lot, I very rarely do speedwork. I haven’t had very good luck with my last few attempts and I usually end up with back pain the next day. I kind of figured it was due to overstriding or some other thing associated with bad form. I’m trying to average about …
