today i didn't do much work, or really any at all. this morning ben and i went to church at st. cecilia (where we're getting married) and then met with our priest afterwards. father vatterott is a really neat guy. he is a runner (perfect, i know), pretty young, and seemingly about at liberal as you can get from a catholic priest. a good match for ben and i. we had to take a test called the 'focus test' that is one of the many requirements before getting married in the catholic church. it is a compatibility test. some of the questions were a bit strange, but i guess it will be interesting when we get our results back in a couple weeks. father v assured us that no matter the outcome, we could still get married!!
then it was off to gus's pretzels for a quick snack. if you've never been, you MUST go. it's a great little local joint right near the a-b brewery.
once i got to work it was about 11a. i checked my email, and then it was off to the cardinals game with jeff and brian. we got free tickets from our rep at the hyatt-union station hotel. great seats, good game, and my first ever footlong bratwurst.
then it was off to do a workout with the girls. we were going to do 400s on the track, but when we got there, some high school soccer tournament was going on so we had to scrap it. julie went on to do the 400s on her own at a track near her place. kris and i opted for a progressive tempo around francis park. it is approx 1.25 miles around. we decided to start out kind of conservative, and then to drop down about 15 seconds each lap.
first loop: 8:32, approx 6:50 pace
second loop: 7:55, approx 6:20 pace
third loop: 7:30, approx 6:00 pace
i got a little excited there between the first and second loops, but all things considered, i felt good and strong.
afterwards ben and i met up with matt and katie and the store's new brooks rep for dinner at the tropicana market. tasty food and an outdoor patio.
when i got home talked to my mom for a while. my grandpa has to have surgery thursday. he has been getting some numbing, and in some cases, almost a paralyzed feeling in his limbs. they think it is due to some pinching or something in his third vertebrae. please keep him in your thoughts while my family continues to hope for the best.
run: 2 mile warm-up, three loops around francis (approx 3.75 miles), 1.5 mile cool-down; i'm calling it 7
time: 52 minutes
shoes: mizuno wave rider (344)
week-to-date: 19.5
Do you write your own workouts?
ReplyDeleteno. ben writes group workouts for the racing team and i just follow that schedule. he writes them in a format that just gives the workouts and long runs and allows you to fill in other mileage or cross training as you see fit.
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