I managed to nail all of my training goals this past week:

I was up and at ’em three mornings in a row during the work week (which would not have happened without Suzanne as a running partner — thanks!) , including a speed workout on Thursday morning. Since I don’t have access to a track nearby, I decided to do this one on a treadmill at my gym: 5 repeats of 400 meters at my 5K race pace, interspersed by slow jogging or walking. I am nothing if not a steady runner — I can pretty much keep a consistent pace throughout a long run without much of a problem — so doing short sprints broken up with a little walking was actually pretty entertaining (call me crazy).

And this morning I did a great 7 mile run with Suzanne and Dave. We had to be a little creative to fit the mileage in — which included running up to Prospect Park, alongside the outside of the park along Prospect Park West, entering the park at 15th Street, doing a full loop, and running home the same way we got there. We kept our eyes out for all the water fountains because of the heat and made pretty good use of them.

Good times. I’ll keep doing what I’m doing and see where it takes me!