Rode the bike to/from work. I did my 4 mile standard run right before riding home. I was focusing on a fast cadence, trying to follow my running clinic suggestions (see Saturday's post). I wasn't trying to go too fast, but I was hitting a slightly sub-8:00 pace on the way out. When I reached the 2mi mark, I was pretty tired. I tried to focus on a 9:00 pace on the way back, but when I thought I was close to that, I was actually at about an 8:30-8:40. I was fading fast, so I did walk some (hence the 3.75 mile log). When I got back to the gym, I cooled down with some slow jogging but then decided I needed 4mi for today, and I also wanted to see what a sub-7:00 pace was like on the TM since I have my 12:00 all-out test tomorrow and I wanted to hit close to a 7:00 pace for much of it so I could get a Vo2 Max of 44-51 since it's the "general population, male, aged 20-29". No, I'm not in that age bracket, but the websites I found didn't tell me what a fat, bald, almost 40 year old should be able to do. The last time I did it was just over a year ago. I ran 1.59mi which is a 39.33 Vo2 Max. I need to beat that, but I'm not sure I'm up to it since that's a 7:32 pace. We'll see tomorrow, I guess. I had thought of riding in, but I'll skip it since the bike needs some attention and I need to save my legs. :-) Commentary: So, I get a text from my daughter today at work asking if we could go to the drive-in tonight. I gave in and the fam went and saw The Other Guys and Salt. The Other Guys was funny because Will Ferrell is in it. A little crude with the humor, but a funny and enjoyable movie. I knew nothing about Salt, and I'm not a fan of Angelina Jolie (sp?), but that movie was AWESOME! There was a ton of shooting and explosions, which was cool, but the psychological part of it is what made the movie. I'm not a big fan of violence, but it didn't bother me as much in this movie as it normally does. Both are a big thumbs up from BNS, but especially Salt. Oh, and I ate a ton of crap and a huge soda, so I'm definitely preparing myself well for tomorrow. :-(
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