I have been working hard and feeling good. This past week we had some hard workouts. We did a lot of interval training where we combined running with strength training.
Monday was Labor day and I went for a run through our township park. It is a total of 1.22 miles, but it is either up hill or down hill. There is really no flat parts. I decided to start at the bottom so that I could finish at the bottom. I had to walk a little, but it was very little. I felt really good at the end. I was able to do it faster than my last mile that I did on flat.
Tuesday we had team training. We did a lot of strength training with some sprints in the middle. The sprints killed my knees so I won't be sprinting anymore. I still can't do a pull up, but I feel at least now I am making some progress in pulling myself up.
Wed was a rest day.
Thursday I went to the gym to do my homework. It was a lot of strength training with running intervals mixed in. It was tough. I was to do all of the sets 2x, but I was only able to get through them once - mainly due to time.
Friday I went back to the gym and did running on the treadmill. We had to warm up and then do so many minutes at a certain speed. I ended up going 2 miles in 25 minutes and I only rested about 15 sec. of that. I felt really good about that and my knees felt great.
I definitely think I am getting stronger and faster, but I still have a long way to go!
