Workout #1

Thanks for reading my third consecutive post. We'll be renaming the blog "Max's Blog About Running" soon. But, for now, the title will remain the same.

Today was "the first official workout of my 'comeback'." The effort was held at the softball loop. It included a twelve minute warm-up at 6:15 pace (a pace calculated based on the clocked first mile) directly into a ten minute brisk run at - you guessed it - brisk run pace. The ten minute brisk run was always the first workout during my time at William & Mary. I decided to stick with tradition because, as you'd learn after thirty seconds in Williamsburg, the Tribe is ALL ABOUT TRADITION.

Anyway, half mile softball loops were clocked at 2:45/:47/:47/+1:46. The 5:33 per mile average was faster than I expected and intended, but I had decided before the workout that I would find - you guessed it, again - brisk run pace, and stick to it. Mission accomplished.

The workout was followed by a three minute walk, then a fairly slow twelve minute cooldown.

Overall, a good effort, which was soundtracked in the following way:

1. Warm-up: Immortal Technique's "Revolutionary Vol. 2"

2. Workout: The National's "Alligator"

3. Cooldown: Neutral Milk Hotel's "In the Aeroplane over the Sea"

That's right, you can find me on facebook by searching "white guy" + "i like indie music and pretty much everything but country."

A final note -- I ran in my cat suit, again, today (black half tights and a black t-shirt). I've been told, and am starting to believe, that black is slimming. And until I'm actually slim, I've got to trick myself into thinking that I am. Feel fast, run fast.

Besides, Mr. Gibby always preached that "distance runners should look like skeletons with condoms pulled over them." I don't look like that, yet, but a girl can dream, can't she?