Nike Relay Teams
So last night, I ran with the Nike Running Club. We did relays in teams of 2!!! (in 1 mile incrememnts) And the mile marker was a quarter mile too far... so it ended up being a 4 mile sprint. UGH! I came in second to last... (a walker was behind me haha). I was partnered with some guy who wasnt very happy that I was on his team. haha i ran my heart out at a 9 minute mile pace, but i just cant keep up with those 6 minute mile nike runners. GEEZ! It was really disheartening because i felt like such a loser. I had to keep telling myself "Its ok, you can run a marathon, you dont have to go fast." But i just wanted to quit. haha. Running is supposed to feel empowering, and rewarding.. but i dont really like this competition. Especially since they had goodie bags for the winners. YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE GOODIE BAGS!!!! It was sad. i am just not a sprinter, nor will i ever be a sprinter... nor do i ever WANT to be a sprinter. I'm content with my 12 minute mile marathon pace...
Not to mention today i am SOO SORE!! I know that if i do speed workouts once a week to get faster, but I had doing those drills. I like to get into my groove, and hear my feet pound the pavement at a consistent pace. Speed workouts make my heart rate go up, and then i cant breathe.. and then i feel like I suck. when i run my own pace, i get a runner's high that lasts for days.. and with sprinting..i dont really get that.
When I started running 2 years ago, I was around a 14 minute/mile pace. Now, I'm consistently around 10:30/11 minute/mile pace. I shaved about 3 minutes off my time! Thats HUGE!!! And to think that all of a sudden i can cut that time in HALF to compete in a relay race is just stupid. My body isnt built that way. Those people are just crazy. (One guy did it while pushing a baby stroller!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME????)
Anyways, they're going back to normal runs next week, so i'm looking forward to that. Meanwhile, I'll be taking a nice long walk tonight to let my muscles recover.
Not to mention today i am SOO SORE!! I know that if i do speed workouts once a week to get faster, but I had doing those drills. I like to get into my groove, and hear my feet pound the pavement at a consistent pace. Speed workouts make my heart rate go up, and then i cant breathe.. and then i feel like I suck. when i run my own pace, i get a runner's high that lasts for days.. and with sprinting..i dont really get that.
When I started running 2 years ago, I was around a 14 minute/mile pace. Now, I'm consistently around 10:30/11 minute/mile pace. I shaved about 3 minutes off my time! Thats HUGE!!! And to think that all of a sudden i can cut that time in HALF to compete in a relay race is just stupid. My body isnt built that way. Those people are just crazy. (One guy did it while pushing a baby stroller!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME????)
Anyways, they're going back to normal runs next week, so i'm looking forward to that. Meanwhile, I'll be taking a nice long walk tonight to let my muscles recover.