Tonight I was tempted to skip my triathlon group training run. I practically fell asleep on my way home from work and all I wanted to do was lay on my couch. Even though this feeling was overwhelming, I forced myself out to Central Park and WOW, what a workout.
I’ve been running in the advanced group and this was the first one that really challenged us. If you run in Central Park you probably know and dread Harlem Hills. Well that’s where the bulk of our run took place, at the biggest hill in CP. We ran a 2.5 mile warm up (at an 8:20ish pace) then ran up Harlem Hill 4 times. Each time up we switched up our pace. First one was steady, second we built the speed along the way, third was an all out sprint and fourth was steady. Then we did a 2.5 mile run back to Columbus Circle. If you want to really push yourself, get out and do this run! It ended up being about 6.6 miles.
Tonight really showed me that I can push myself harder while running. I especially felt this when I had my coach running next to me, pushing me along to the top of the hill. I definitely had some flash backs to my High School Track Team days (to give you an idea of those days, a classic quote from our coach was “if you throw up, it means you are working hard enough”).
So moral of the story, even if you feel like laying on your couch, go do your workout and THEN go lay on your couch. You will feel much better and it’s worth the effort. I’m laying on my couch right now and feel like I really earned this relaxtion time, feels fab.
(tonight’s route)
