Florida style running

Essentially, running in Florida is about getting up early so you don't pass out due to heat stroke. It's also very flat running which I love. I was back with my old running partner, Ashley, for a 6 miler through downtown St. Pete. Our old stompin' grounds, with plenty of water fountains and bathrooms. She and I make out quite well on these runs, so far, I have found $220 while running with her in St. Pete. On Tuesday, I found a soggy $20 bill on the Pier. We treated ourselves to coffee.

I was going to do my track workout on Tuesday but the lovely rain prevented me from going outside. (All I wanted was a few days of R&R on the beach or at the pool and instead, I got 3 days of rain. boooo!) So, I ran my track workout on Wednesday morning. I still haven't mastered the art of track workouts, i.e., not going out too fast. This week's workout was a fun one: 2x400 with 200 recovery, 2x600 with 200 recovery, 2x800 with 400 recovery and 1x1600 (one mile).

I did okay. I ran the mile in 7:13. I'm shooting to run the One Mile Continental Race in NYC in under 6mins. So that time actually bodes well for me.

Thursday, I did yoga at my favorite yoga studio, Yoga From the Heart, and then ran 4 miles.
Friday, 3.5 miles before I flew back to NYC.

Sat, got up and had ZERO desire to run even though the weather was gorgeous. I was dehydrated and my muscles hurt from running my normal pace in the humidity and not stretching properly - yikes! So I ran 11 miles and called it a day. I had to work all day so I took it easy.