interval training
for snails
In my world, 7mph is really fast. It’s my zooming-on-the-treadmill maximum speed for interval training.
I am slow. Super slow. Super-ultra-mega-slow.
Just to put it into perspective, if I’d run the whole 2009 London marathon at 7mph (that’s an 8:34 minute mile), there would have been 6,682 people in front of me. I’d have finished in 3:44, which is if memory serves me right the sort of speed that foxy marathon chicks Marathonmaiden and Carpeviam complete in – in fact they’re both faster than that. They don’t hang about, those two.
Anyway, there’s no point comparing myself to two racehorses when I’m more of a carthorse. I did a lovely interval workout today on the treadmill, inspired by watching Eddie Izzard’s 43 marathon challenge last night on television. I say lovely, it was torturous but made me feel quite pleased with myself afterwards. Gosh I’m boring, aren’t I. I’m even boring myself. Stay awake there at the back.
interval workouts will totally help you get wicked fast. and remember that you aren’t doing this race to beat the kenyans, youre doing this in memory of your dad which makes it 100000000x more important and special than any of the “speed demons” out there
Thank you Karyn
(What – you don’t think I’ll beat the Kenyans?! Hahahaha!)
i only work in kmph!!! You’re doing great!
11.2kph. Ooh, that sounds much better! I might go metric.
Any interval workout is lovely, no matter the pace, because they make you faster. Would you have ever done interval workouts a year ago? Exactly. Look at you now! Go kick some ass today.
You are so right! Go me. I am fab!
I didn’t kick any ass, because I was too hungover. But I did shop some ass. Or kick some shops? Or something like that. I’m a bit crap at talking like a cool American chick, aren’t I?
Excellent work on the interval training
Thank you! It’s starting to feel a bit real now.