Overcast, rainy, and cold does not usually describe Boulder weather, but it did today. The first thunderstorm of the year blew in yesterday afternoon, dropping a huge dose of rain and lightning bolts in the first hour. In its wake, the storm left a miserable low-pressure system that continued throughout today.
But the run must go on! The training plan called for 6 miles today, including some "unstructured intervals". This meant the following workout:
4 x (2 minutes hard with 1 minute rest, 1 minute hard with 30 seconds rest, and 30 seconds hard with 30 seconds rest)
After a leisurely morning, I finally got dressed to go. It was 40 degrees and raining steadily. Although I feared it would be a mistake to venture off the pavement today, I headed out to the trails of Boulder Valley Ranch for a 6-mile loop.
As I suspected, it was a mudfest. The intervals were tough, mostly because trying to get any speed was futile -- my feet simply slipped instead of gaining any traction. After 55 minutes, I finished, soaked to the skin but no worse for the wear.
Weekly run summary:
Sunday - off
Monday - 10 miles easy, with 6 x 100 strides
Tuesday - off
Wednesday - 7 miles, with reps: 3 x (2 x 200 at 42 seconds + 1 x 400 at 86 seconds)
Thursday - 7 miles, with threshold intervals: 3 x 1600 at 6:40
Friday - off
Saturday - 6 miles, with unstructured intervals: 4 x (2:00 + 1:00 + 0:30 hard)
Total - 30 miles
Tomorrow I'm going for a bike ride, but if I can get motivated, I'll try and get in a 10-mile run beforehand. With a little luck, the weather will improve.
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