Did my sprint workout on the treadmill today. Okay, I just have to ask, does anyone else have friends they run with that are so competitive they just make you so mad? Not that competition is a bad thing. I thrive on it, believe me! But, this is a girl I've trained with for several years and 2 years ago beat me at the Hobble Creek 1/2 marathon by 3 minutes, coming around the corner and yelling to my family "I beat her!!" (They've never liked her since :) lol) Last year I kicked her trash - beat her by an entire mile in Logan and beat her PR by 3 minutes. This year she is determined to have the same goal as me (which just means I have to up my own goal :) ). So, back to my treadmill workout. I told her about this workout and she decided to try it last week. Of course, what I was doing, she had to do better. Which just made me realize I've got to up mine more. I did my 5 minute warm up, then 1 min. at 9.0, 1 min at 6.0, then alternated 9.0, 6.0 every 30 seconds for the next 15 minutes. At 20 minutes, I did 8.0, 6.0, 30 second intervals for 5 minutes, then 8.0 for 2 minutes straight, 1 minute 6.0, and 8.0 for another 2 minutes straight. I've decided the 8.0 pace is difficult to keep up with for a long amount of time, but I'm determined to keep working at it. Felt AWESOME when I was done (that workout makes me sweat like a pig!). Anyway, I welcome any advice on getting faster. I obviously can't let this "friend" beat me or I'll never hear the end of it :)
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