Track with a Friend

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Yesterday, my sister-in-law Danielle and I went to track practice together. She's visiting from Singapore and it was a perfect opportunity for her to get in her first post-baby track workout and for me to get in a few miles too.

The workout was two rounds of 8x200m with a 200m jog recovery between each for a total of 4 miles, a challenge for sure. I knew I'd be able to get in about 6x200m to everyone else's 8. So I settled into a comfortable, but slightly pushing it 8:00 min/mile pace. My first round 200 m splits were:

1st 200m in :57

2nd in :58

3rd in 1:00

4th in 1:00

5th in 1:01

6th in 1:00

I felt good for each lap and was pleased at my consistent spit times. When I started the second round I felt tired and knew from the get-go that I wouldn't be able to do six so I settled for four. Some of which were pretty uncomfortable, not because I was winded, but because at 27 weeks pregnant, my belly is starting to get big enough that it feels like its in the way. My second round splits were:

1st 200m in 1:02

2nd in 1:03

3rd in 1:06

4th in 1:03

It was nice to see a familiar friend running around the track with me. It's been while since we've run together and even though we didn't exactly run "together" it was still a good time. I could say "hi" each time she lapped me:-)

After track we rejoined our husbands and babies (well mine isn't a baby so much any more) back at home for a delicious grilled steak dinner thanks to my husband. Yum!

--Sarah