It’s starting to get real. Kona is 43 days away! I have found myself randomly singing or do a little happy dance as I walk through the house in a burst of excitement. It is better than randomly screaming in fear and nervousness!
Today’s workout was a run at the track. Technically, because I’m training for an IRONMAN, there’s no need to do a TRACK WORKOUT. [I use all caps there because TRACK WORKOUTS can be intimidating. IYKYK] I like it because it’s a way for my group of friends to warm up together and then run our own paces for the main set and then cool down together.
Michelle and I did a good warm-up and then 4 minutes run + 1 minute walk + 6 minute run + 90 second walk + 8 minute run + 2 minute walk + 6 minute run + 90 second walk + 4 minutes run + 1 minute walk. We watched a beautiful sunrise and the almost full moon was high in the sky!
There was a little drama on the track today because one of the bigger endurance teams moved their practice to today. There were about 60 runners and they took over the entire width of the track with their warm-up and pre-workout meet-up. [They are renowned for taking over any space they swim/bike/run.] Michelle and I had to bob and weave around them for the first few laps because they won’t budge or acknowledge other runners. Their workout looked tough: 20 minutes of tempo pace. At least the coach had the music pumping and the weather today was cooler than we’ve had in months. The drama came after their main set. Michelle and I moved to the inner lanes to do our run and the outer lanes to do our walk. At some point in our 8 minute set, two women came from behind us and said: coming through in lane one. Their lack of lane etiquette reinforces the group’s reknown. First of all, you’re not going much faster than we are (it certainly looked like either a warm-down or a warm-up for you.] You’re not being timed and it’s not an official race. And, if it were, you’d have to go around the runners in the back who your were lapping. So, whatever. We’ll move over a second while you pass on the inside.
The good thing was that it made me run faster.