{"id":194,"date":"2016-07-09T21:56:16","date_gmt":"2016-07-09T21:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.runningforrealestate.com\/?p=194"},"modified":"2016-07-29T18:06:36","modified_gmt":"2016-07-29T18:06:36","slug":"speed-workout-joys-every-runner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runningforrealestate.com\/index.php\/2016\/07\/09\/speed-workout-joys-every-runner\/","title":{"rendered":"Speed Interval Workout Joys- How to Get Stronger and Faster!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I ran my very first marathon the California International Marathon in Sacramento in 2015 at the age of 42.\u00a0 I hardly ever did any intervals or speed workouts (see definition and types of intervals), https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interval_training<\/a>, as I felt running long and steady runs\u00a0were the golden keys to unlocking marathons. Yet, in November while on vacation\u00a0in Palm Springs,\u00a0less than a month before the marathon,\u00a0I discovered the freedom and joy of running intervals\u00a0 just because I didn’t feel too good that day and I wanted to do a short but speedy run.<\/p>\n

As I kept running faster than 5K pace\u00a0from one point to another on the winding path lined up with swaying palm trees and colorful desert flowers with short breaks in between, I realized that I was running my fastest mile in the\u00a0high 7s at the time.\u00a0 I also came up with my own little poem that I wrote it in\u00a0my mind while running and marveling at the speed of my thoughts intersecting the speed of my feet:<\/p>\n

Running Dreams<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

“Best way to chase<\/p>\n

dreams through course sand:<\/p>\n

Quick feet, happy heart, and a resolute mind. ”<\/p>\n

\"Enjoying
Enjoying the speed around Palm Springs, where I first discovered the power of interval training.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In 2016, I continued running intervals consistently about once a week. At first, I did not realize that we lived less than 3 miles away from a high school with a new track field, so I discovered a quiet app.\u00a0200 meter-path through Jensen Botanical garden, where I ran at full speed, squashing olives under my feet during the winter months.\u00a0 I usually did about two to four intervals there, accelerating through nature and marveling at my kick that seemed to get stronger and more assertive than the previous week’s workout.<\/p>\n

\"The
The end of my interval run, a bench in Jensen’s Botanical Garden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MUSINGS ON SPEED<\/strong><\/h2>\n