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Week 4.2 Day 2
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faesdeyniaWeek 4 of my program has 4 minute running intervals; week 5 has 8 minute running intervals. There is an optional week, 4.2, that has three 6 minute running intervals. That's what I'm working on this week. And I am so proud of myself, since I have made it through each running interval thus far :-D I never imagined that I would be running six minutes at a clip, AND completing all the intervals of the program!
Burlap's head collar came a few days ago, and it has been heaven running with him. He's much more well behaved (not that he was terrible before, but it was borderline) and very good to take with me. He hated it for the first 0.25 mile on Monday, and kept trying to paw it off his face. It slowed us down a considerable amount, but he got the hang of it after that.
Today my country is in the grip of the ARCTIC BLAST OMG. Temperatures here have been hovering around 50F/10C during the day; when I did my run it was 40F/4C. I don't have a lot of cold-weather gear, since these temperatures are usually the lowest of the low that we see around here. I layered up pretty well: leggings, shorts, socks, vibrams, tank top, long sleeve shirt, short sleeve shirt, gloves, and a bandana to cover my ears. I'm a fashion disaster when I run, but I also want to be very, very visible. I was very cold during my warmup, and the wind cut right through me. By the end of my second interval, I was very warm indeed and quite comfortable.
My cardiologist has me doing testing this week (I have a heart conduction defect for no discernible reason, and the good Dr. wants to fully work me up since I've met my medical deductible for the year XD) So I had a heart monitor on all day, and I'm supposed to do everything I'd usually do. I did bring an extra pack of electrodes with me, and I'm glad I did; the electrode on the left side of my ribs is right at bra band level, so I had to change it out about 2/3 through the run. It wasn't well adhered and I don't want to have to repeat the tests.
Burlap's head collar came a few days ago, and it has been heaven running with him. He's much more well behaved (not that he was terrible before, but it was borderline) and very good to take with me. He hated it for the first 0.25 mile on Monday, and kept trying to paw it off his face. It slowed us down a considerable amount, but he got the hang of it after that.
Today my country is in the grip of the ARCTIC BLAST OMG. Temperatures here have been hovering around 50F/10C during the day; when I did my run it was 40F/4C. I don't have a lot of cold-weather gear, since these temperatures are usually the lowest of the low that we see around here. I layered up pretty well: leggings, shorts, socks, vibrams, tank top, long sleeve shirt, short sleeve shirt, gloves, and a bandana to cover my ears. I'm a fashion disaster when I run, but I also want to be very, very visible. I was very cold during my warmup, and the wind cut right through me. By the end of my second interval, I was very warm indeed and quite comfortable.
My cardiologist has me doing testing this week (I have a heart conduction defect for no discernible reason, and the good Dr. wants to fully work me up since I've met my medical deductible for the year XD) So I had a heart monitor on all day, and I'm supposed to do everything I'd usually do. I did bring an extra pack of electrodes with me, and I'm glad I did; the electrode on the left side of my ribs is right at bra band level, so I had to change it out about 2/3 through the run. It wasn't well adhered and I don't want to have to repeat the tests.
