I'm in Star Valley, WY and it's freezing. It's a long dreadful treadmill workout for me.
I've hit a plateu in my quest to lean as much as I can. I feel like this is where my body is comfortable, and my diet has been modified as much as I know how. The only time in the past I've been able to get my body to low body fat is when I ran high miles. So I've been trying to add more running in.
In honor of the race I was supposed to be running today (The Texas Spartan Beast), I ran 13 miles. It really did pass extremely fast. I wanted a nice pace in between 4-6 min of inclines. I wore my weight vest for 9 miles.
2 mile warm up
alternated incline with flat
6 min 7.5mph at 6%, 1 mile at 8.5 mph,
5 min 7.4 mph at 7%, 1 mile at 8.5
5 min 7.3 mph at 8%, 1 mile at 8.5
5 min 7.2 mph at 9%, 1 mile at 8.7
5 min 7.1 mph at 10%, 1 mile at 9.0
last mile at 9.2 - pace felt almost effortless, so I was pleased. The inclines felt like nothing, even with the weight vest. I kept thinking the treadmill was slower, wasn't inclining, but I tried 5 different treadmills. So hopefully I'm just getting better:) I totally carb loaded the night before and think it gave me way more energy. Will do this in the future!!! No more low carb all the time.
Attended my Grandpa's funeral, and walked away with an even deeper respect for him. He was such a great man and great example. I am so in awe of his life. He was a an example of what a husband, citizen, dad, grandpa, and disciple of Christ should be.
We finished out the night going bowling and playing cards- all in honor of grandpa:)
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