Intervals tempo 24:00 [5] 6.4 km (3:45 / km) +80m 3:32 / km
8x 3 min., with 50-60 seconds rest. I see that I really breathe and relax fully during the recovery phase. Seems I start to get used to the tempo runs.
Great flaring light bounces off the Hudson River in the woods on the peninsula. It has some flickering effect on my eyes while running, almost entrancing.
Running 47:00 [3] 8.4 km (5:36 / km) +50m 5:26 / km
Run to and from Dennings Point. Try to maintain a good speed, maybe a 3.5 to 4 on the way back.
Think about Spike's commentary, that one should train what one hates the most. I agree to some point, but I also think some practical pragmatism comes into play. If I don't like hill sprints, it might also mean I should try something new, which I find more interesting. Now I am doing the longer tempo runs, they are very effective, high intensity and I found a great place to do them. Same with weights: I don't like the gym very much. But double digging a garden bed or building a parking lot gives me some upper body work out, too. Sometimes disgust about something leads to the invention of some other means.
In other news, an add for a special on weight watcher yogurt catches my eye. Is it my wicked mind, why do people need to buy special products to have less calories? What about eating less? Is that too complicated? Look at Mr. G: Did he need a Miami Vice Atkins South Hill Diet with carbo enhancement and an Oprah scare? No, I think he ate less. What a stupefying simple solution.
And then I see some kids in a car, sitting there and barely able to move, so much overweight. I feel like a freak, that I can actually move and run and am alive and well.
Relax 10:00 [1]
Relaxing, stretching and breathing after the intense run. I also get a hair cut, which should improve my performance greatly.