Weekly Update 1/16 - 1/22/12

I ran a total of 24 miles this week.  I did the majority of my running at the gym on the treadmill due to the snow we got here in Des Moines, IA.  I did two tempos and my 9 mile long run on the dreadmill. When I run on the treadmill I use my Garmin for a heart rate training run.  I felt great running my 9 miles today.  I'm getting stronger and hoping to run injury free this year.  

Started my Base Training

I started my base training yesterday and completed my first tempo run this evening.  I was using my heart rate monitor to keep a steady pace with my tempo run.  I did great during my first mile running at a 7.43 pace with my heart rate at 162 bmp but I started slowing down during my second mile.  I paced my second mile at 8.16 with a heart rate of 167 bpm.  I decided to use my monitor so I wouldn't race my workouts so I can hopefully be injury free.  After running this evening I went to Planet Fitness this is a local gym and worked my legs and did some recovery yoga.