Had a crazy crazy crazy day at work today, so I couldn't wait to get out of Manhattan (and my mind). Met up with the group today, much smaller group than usual since the speed series has started. We decided to run the opposite way around the park, to take in the fabulous 5k runners, it was great to see so many PPTCers out there.

Distance: 5.35 miles
State of Mind: And this too shall pass

Ran with K tonight, since the speed session is still on break. We decided to do something a little different & work on our form tonight. We met up at Fort Greene Park & did a 2 loops of 30x2min & 30x1min repeats to see if we could improve our cadence. We counted foot strikes each 30sec period , which really made us focus on our form instead of our speed. We started with an easy trail loop & finished the same way, which was really nice.

Distance: 2 mile warmup, 2 mile cadence training, 2 mile warmdown
State of Mind: A confused girl gets so much less confused with running

Went to LL tonight to take yoga practice with the ever-popular Keith, since Ali couldn't stop bragging about him. R joined me, which always changes the chemistry of things. The practice was truly beautiful, a new pace & a new voice to guide me towards the light. I sweat up a storm but it was already "midi" as M calls it, for those that don't know M is my secret yoga crush...she is delicious. Coming into Manhattan was definitely worth it, minus the complete sweat scene I caused.

Distance: n/a
State of Mind: Why am I such a sensation seeker???

Ran the Kenny Dolan 5k race today. I was excited to run it, since I really enjoyed the race last year. I didn't go over board today, just showed up & tried to run hard. Ran the first mile in 6:20, mile two in 13:40 & finished pretty poorly in 21:40. I felt good the whole time & was definitely feeling the heat, not so shabby for my first 5k of the season. It looks like I really slowed down during mile three, something for me to work on as I go through the summer.

Distance: 1 mile warmup, 5k race @ 21:40, 3 miles of walking
State of Mind: Hot, hot, hot...but very fun

Crazy day at work, had to manage an internal event & do my own job at the same time. But, luckily enough, I was able to speak in front of the whole agency...which is always great exposure. But I barely had time to think about anything besides what was immediately in front of me, which is not how I like to live my life. Oh agency-life, you want the better of me don't you?

Met up with R before practice to take the train down to Chelsea. As we entered the studio, you could immediately tell how humid it was. Ali was all about the music tonight, so we started off the class with some high-energy, almost sexual, songs.

For some reason, I was so on tonight. Every pose, every move...I felt stronger & better than I have in a long time. So much more composed, so much more focused. Hopefully that will impact my race this weekend. I need to remember how it felt to be so strong.

Distance: n/a
State of Mind: Exhausted, thoroughly exhausted

It was pouring rain when I left work today, I questioned showing up to the group run but I really didn't have any choice since I had to be in the Slope anyways after 8pm for therapy. It was actually surprising how many people showed up & by the time I got to the park...the rain had definitely stopped for the most part.

We ran at conversational pace, I spent most of the time talking to Maggie since, as usual, the boys didn't have much to say. We are both excited about Kenny Dolan.

Distance: 5.25 miles
State of Mind: My mind said, if you give into weather, what else will you give into

The speed session ended it's 10-week commitment last week, so I didn't have any organized running plans tonight to come home too. Thankfully Krishna joined me a on a little pseudo speed workout, I think we really just needed each other so we could get out of the house. But once we got out, oh man, the humidity hit us.

We met up at GAP, but decided to loop back to our houses & head to Ft. Greene park. Repeats around the park, with a 3 minute rest. We planned on only doing 2, just to keep the workout fairly easy BUT I think we both pushed it really hard on both loops.

Distance: 2 mile warm up, .85 mile repeat x2, 1 mile warmdown
State of Mind: Physically fine, mentally tortured