Loved Elizabeth Newlin’s breakdown of her run so much I wrote my own.
As part of my training for Tough Mudder, I run four miles 2-3 times a week (increase .5 to 1 mile each week) and run 1.3 miles barefoot and do the Tough Mudder workout twice a week. I’ve gained a bit of weight (both muscle and fat) so the workout gets harder each time I do it.
This is the easier of the 15 workouts included in the training prep for Tough Mudder.
Here’s a breakdown my run yesterday:
.5 miles – Really wish I had gone barefoot. I love feeling the ground under my feHOLY FUCK WHERE DID THAT GLASS COME FROM?
.55 miles – Loving my decision to wear Vibrams today.
.9 miles – wow, I’m going under 8:45 a mile. I’d better slow down before my calves start to cramp up.
1.1 miles – shit, totally waited too long to slow down. Maybe if I goose-step for a few strides it will loosen my legs up.
1.3 – You realize you’re running shirtless with 5″ inseam shorts, a headband, wristband and a huge GPS watch while goose-stepping? Nothing to see here, move along.
1.75 miles – Should I push for 5-6 miles today? I can do it! All I have to do is go straight at the Chandler/Alma School intersection. Wonder what Elizabeth Newlin would do?
1.8 miles – I turned right. That’s what Elizabeth would do.
2.1 miles – yay, someone honked at me! I love it when cars scare the shit out of me when running. Please, keep up the honking. It’s not scary at all.
2.5 miles – running is stupid. My legs hurt.
2.75 miles – what kind of flexing motion should I make when running past Gangplank? Or should I stop in to say hi?
2.77 miles – Profile view of me running by is funny enough.
3.0 miles – almost a 5k! Look at me go!
3.2 miles – Man, my belly is jiggly when I slow down while running next to big, reflective windows.
3.4 miles – I could walk right now. No one would know.
3.5 miles – No, that’s fat Tyler! Keep running, you pansy.
3.8 miles – I really should have gone straight at that Alma School/Chandler Ave intersection.
3.9 miles – if you sweat enough, no one can tell if you’ve peed your pants.
4.0 miles – Yay, I get to cross a four-lane, 45 mph “residential” road! I’m sure all the cars will stop for me, considering the crosswalks are a mile apart. Hope Kasey Broach isn’t going 70 on this road today!
4.12 miles – I’m a badass.