Ran for half an hour today. Three miles. Started with a five minute warm up (around 11'15") and then did 10 sets of 60s on, 60s off alternating between 7'15" and 10'45"-11'. Cool down at the end. Felt great to do the intervals, I like them. They keep me working hard, but the bite-sized feature allows me to really go for it.
I did get some advice about my interval length, though. Apparently, 60s recovery is too long. You want your body to recover just enough, but not fully. So, instead of doing 60s/60s, I should try for 30s/30s, and up the bill to 40s/30s and 45s/30s. This will achieve better results, I'm told.
Today was rough on my asthma. I haven't really had trouble with it lately, but today I was in a troubling place. I tried to just focus internally while the workout was taking place, accounting for the fact that I need to know how to work around it if I have an attack during a race (which, unfortunately, is very likely). Afterward, though, I felt a bit of sadness for the fact that I live alone. Hiking up my stairs was difficult. And I know that in the past, my roommate would be there to help me. Knowing I was alone was a scary feeling.
My inhaler is in my gym bag now. There it will stay, unless it needs to come on an outdoor run.
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