To find my Mojo

Ran 4 miles on the treadmill.  I did my "random" workout on a 6.4  this workout will vary anywhere from a 0 incline up to a 5.  The speed will vary from 5.8 up to 6.4.  I would like to try this workout at the 7.0 setting and see how I do.  Maybe next time.

I then did 1 hour of strength and stretching.

I HATE TEMPO RUNS.  I don't know why these are so hard for me.  I don't know if it is all in my head.

I ran a warm up mile in 9:43.  Just took it easy.  Then started my tempo

8:13, 8:19, and 8:18.  Yes, these look good, but I had to stop after each mile to get through it. I don't know why I struggle with this so bad.  I am wondering if it would be better just to stay around 8:45 and try and work down......I don't know.

Cool down mile 9:50 (I had to walk for a little while after the last mile).  My last mile of the tempo run has a really large hill and it killed me by the time I got to the top.

Because of the challenge that I took last January I needed to run 13.1.  Again my Saturday was crazy so I had to run this one on the treadmill.  I started out with the plan to put the treadmill on a 1% incline and got between a 6.0 and 6.5.  I ran this for 2 miles and had enough.  I stopped the treadmill and put on my "random" program at a 6.4.  This felt good and I was glad to get the hill work in.  This was a 4 mile program.....YEA 6 miles so far.

I then chose the speed program.  This program will vary your speed from a 5.8 to a 7.0.  Felt good and I was to complete the 2.5 miles.....total so far....8.5 miles.

Again, I did the random program.  I skipped the cool down so I only had 3.5 miles.....12 miles down.

The last mile I used as a cool down.  1% incline 6.0.  My butt was hurting pretty bad from the uphill programs..but over all I felt good about the run.   Glad I was able to complete it.