Why do we have those truly wonderful totally energized days? I had the best, I DO mean the best workout Sunday morning. A 12 mile run at 8:54 pace and a 19.7 mile bike ride, average pace 13 mph. After all that exercise, I didn’t feel as if I had done a thing! What happened?! Why was my endurance level so good today? I want that EVERY DAY!
- It might have been the massage yesterday.
I was worried about that a day before a mid range run. My legs could have felt heavy. But no, the legs felt GREAT.
- It might have been the late night popcorn while watching “Wanderlust” with Jennifer Anniston. *Not a great movie by the way (booooo!).
- It might have been the Perpetuem solid I took before my run or ….
- A super energized banana that I also ate before my run (the banana didn’t look any different but…maybe?!???)
- Maybe it was the Accel Gel at mile 6 1/2?
- It really must have been my New Balance 1600 sneakers.
They are so light weight and felt wonderful for 12 miles. I made the decision to wear those for my Watkins Glen Half Marathon in August.
What ever the reason, I ran 12 miles, biked 19.7 and felt great, like I had done nothing. My running pace was good and my cycling pace wasn’t bad for a non-biker.
The run: Started with Shane for the first 4 miles then continued on for 8 miles alone.
- 9:47, 9:26, 8:58, and 8:47 First 4 miles through Proctor Park
- 9:50, 9:05, 9:15, and 8:09 Miles 5 through 8 up to the Eagle of the golf course.
- 8:46, 8:32, 8:43, and 8:31 Miles 9 through 12 from the Eagle, around the track once, and home. Negative split for final four.
The bike: Great ride. Beautiful day and we stopped for breakfast at my favorite breakfast haunt, Creekside. 9.8 miles into the wind and up hill. Back for 7 miles to breakfast then home to bake cookies and play with the pups.
WATCH OUT SHANE!
Shane’s worst nightmare: His sister, Zoey.
When you have a great workout, does it make you grateful for being blessed with such a healthy body? We should always realize how blessed we are to do the things we ask our physical selves to do.
I love great workouts. Maybe it was the change in NY weather? We had a wonderful long bike ride on Saturday. Could not have been more beautiful and it felt great!
Note to self to remove that movie from my Netflix list. It’s amazing how much a good massage and some relaxation can improve the next day’s physical activity.
Sounds like veerything went right for you my friend, these days are the best 😀
And yea, look at that girl power, go Shane’s sister!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
I wish I could bottle days like those up!! They’re great confidence boosters! Great job!
Your pups are awesome. Too much cuteness.