![]() Today was Wednesday's eight mile tempo run. Today was also the day I tried to run the tempo run on a treadmill. Today was also the day I failed at finishing the workout on the treadmill. I took my friend Nick along for support, he managed to do a couple miles and then some urging, but I mostly used hime for support. I managed to do my warm up mile and four of the eight tempo miles on the treadmill. Then I did four tempo miles -- to the best of my ability -- on the elliptical. Then I did my cool down mile on the stationary bike. #FirstWorldRunningProblems -- 10 miles was put on my legs in some way or another, but eight miles didn't get done at a 8:01 pace. On the treadmill, I warmed up at six miles per hour, or a 10 minute mile. Then I went to 7.5 miles per hour, an eight min/mile for the first tempo mile. The second tempo mile I had to go to seven mph, a 8:34 min/mile. I alternated like that until mile five when I felt that a) my legs were going to fall off, b) my brain was going to combust from looking at me going around and around a little electronic track (FYI I did 21 laps) and c) I still really hate the treadmill. It took me 43:36 to go 5.03 miles. I must also admit that at times I did step on the sides of the treadmill to give myself a break. I don't know why I was struggling so much today. I then switched to the elliptical where I intended to do the last five miles. However, when I got to 3.5 miles, the machine automatically went into cool down mode. I got to four miles on the elliptical and then decided for my cool down mile to switch to the stationary bike -- I did that mile it in 4:53. I like the stationary bike in moderation. For obvious reasons I can do a mile faster and I'm using similar muscles without all the pounding. Today I was running the #strugglebus and I really couldn't figure out why. I got plenty of sleep -- granted I kept waking up, and I ate properly, but I couldn't get it together today. As you can see from the picture, there was no lack of effort, just a lack of success. Tomorrow is another day, and an easy 10 miler. We are back to the normal schedule tomorrow and I am interested to find more running routes around my new home.
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