Getting used to the new speeds on the treadmill

Tuesday nights I’m at peak doing my strength and conditioning workout. I usually run on the treadmill there to warm-up and cool-down. Last night was the first night running the new speeds on the treadmill.

So what was the conclusion? Maybe I’ll be okay. It always seams harder to run on the treadmill at a given speed. I was breathing okay but definitely working up a good sweat. To keep running at this speed, I find that I need to be much more focused on form and keeping my arms moving (legs will follow arms). It took a bit but I was able to finally relax and just keep moving.

I feel like at the moment I’m still burning a lot of carbs at this new speed. I’m sure it will take a month or two for the body to adapt. In the mean time there will be lots of sweaty (warning: don’t picture this) running clothes for the laundry.

My weight seams to have settled down this week in the 194-5 range. Getting closer to my 190 goal each week. In a perfect world, I’d like to hit that goal in early to mid-September. That will be really nice to get that first goal out of the way.

Tonight is my first zone 5 workout (5x 2min @ zone 5). The first night of any workout is always the hardest. I find it takes a workout or two to even get going at the right speeds right off the bat. We’ll see how tonight goes. I did yoga and ice bath last night before going to bed to make sure that I’m not stiff at the start of the run tonight. It really helped for Sunday morning so I’m hoping it will really help here again.