FAST Father

On the flip side of Marathon training and running, NEXT WEEK!! I am very excited to work on speed work, muscle building and shorter Races. Muscle Man has been running 4 days a week to be my pacer. Yesterday we set out in the RAIN for a family run. I tested my new video camera and need some PRACTICE. When we got to the track we let the Little Studs play in the puddles and kick the soccer ball. Then hubby wanted to RUN and RUN FAST!

His goal? To run a sub 7 minute mile while pushing 85++ pounds of kids around a track. No Small feat. So off we went. The pace felt uncomfortable, I have not done speedwork in weeks. I was breathing hard and my legs felt heavy. One lap down and we were behind pace by 3 seconds, UGH! The second lap I was holding strong, starting to hit my stride, we hit the lap and were 4 second behind pace. The third lap we were both breathing hard and the Little Studs started to fuss, still 4 seconds behind. LAST LAP, I knew I needed to kick it up if we were going to get a sub 7 minute mile, so I sped up. I thought "I hope this does not make him want to slow, but I am pretty sure it will make him want to go faster."

How do I hold this pace for 3.1 wowzers, I am going to need some work before my next 5K. I SPRINTED to the finish and was at 6:57, hubby finished at 6:59. But when I plugged in my Garmin it said 6:38, WHAT? I am going with that.

We ended up with over 3.1 miles of Family time and speedwork. I bought Muscle Man a red shirt so we can match at our next race. This Summer is going to be a BLAST with my speedy hubby. I cant imagine how fast he will be when he is not pushing the jogger... GULP!

HAPPY MONDAY!