Today I have to do what is called Fartlek's. For those of you out there that aren't runners, they are when you run at a regular pace, then sprint during certain times, and then return - all within the distance allocated on your run sheet for that day.
I enjoy doing them on my treadmill for several reasons. The primary reason being that I can monitor how fast I run and increase or decrease my speed in a controlled environment. This is the control freak in me I guess (ok, no guessing, this is the control freak in me).
I know that when you are training for something it is best to mirror the conditions of the race, but I really hate to do speed work outside. Also, I don't plan on sprinting or doing any speed work during my 3 legs of the Hood To Coast race in August, so am I really hurting my training by being on the treadmill? I mean, does it matter if I run inside during these days?
So I got to thinking, how much of the things we do right now or the choices we have to make today are do or die situations? What if we allowed ourselves to just relax and take a different path to doing what needs to be done. Now, I am not endorsing mediocrity I promise. I am just saying it is ok to give ourselves permission to do something not deemed "the best way" every once in awhile (or in this case - each Thursday). What do you have on your to do list today that you can accomplish differently?
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