Day 22/23

Day 22: See yesterday's post. APPARENTLY, I'm not so good at counting days. I snuck Day 22 into yesterday's post, but forgot to update the title. Oh well.

Day 23:
3 Mile run today. I decided it was time for some speed work again. Speed work equals HIIT. HIIT equals sweat. Sweat = water loss. Water loss = weight loss. In reality - HIIT is one of the best workouts you can do - it gets you going and keeps you going even after you've stopped.

I went with a 2 min warm up, followed by 1 min 8.5 mph runs with 30 sec 7.0 mph "rests". I got I think 7 of them done before it felt like I was swinging a club of a leg. My right leg didn't feel cramped, but it just didn't feel "right". I stopped and stretched the calf a bit and it seemed to help, but I had to be cautious finishing off to the end.

Overall - the run was mediocre. I was disappointed I couldn't keep up the 1 min on / 30 sec off pace, but at the same time, it felt great to have sweat absolutely POURING off me. I bent over to grab something off the treadmill, and there was a puddle in about 5 seconds. Beautiful? Too me it was.