<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Jen Chooses Joy]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[jenchoosesjoy]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.wordpress.com/author/jenchoosesjoy/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[The Russian]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Don&#8217;t let these faces fool you.  These two turkeys woke me up so many times last night.  I kept trying to calculate the amount of sleep I could get before my track alarm clock.</p>
<p><a href="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4535.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="234" data-permalink="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/the-russian/img_4535/" data-orig-file="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4535.jpg" data-orig-size="2048,2048" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="IMG_4535" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4535.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4535.jpg?w=1024" class="alignnone wp-image-234 size-full" src="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4535.jpg?w=2048&#038;h=2048" alt="IMG_4535" width="2048" height="2048" srcset="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4535.jpg 2048w, https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4535.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150 150w, https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4535.jpg?w=300&amp;h=300 300w, https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4535.jpg?w=768&amp;h=768 768w, https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4535.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=1024 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /></a></p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the rundown on today&#8217;s Track Tuesday workout with my Speed Session group:</p>
<p>The Russian (It&#8217;s always scary when your workout has a name)</p>
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<p>4 Mile Warmup/Drills</p>
<p>3&#215;300 w/60 second jog (My 300M goal was 1:07)<br />
800 recovery jog</p>
<p><strong>REPEAT 3x</strong></p>
<p>1 Mile Cool Down</p>
<p><a href="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4528.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="231" data-permalink="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/the-russian/img_4528/" data-orig-file="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4528.jpg" data-orig-size="1536,2048" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1407823990&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="IMG_4528" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4528.jpg?w=225" data-large-file="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4528.jpg?w=768" class="alignnone wp-image-231 size-full" src="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4528.jpg?w=1536&#038;h=2048" alt="IMG_4528" width="1536" height="2048" srcset="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4528.jpg 1536w, https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4528.jpg?w=113&amp;h=150 113w, https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4528.jpg?w=225&amp;h=300 225w, https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4528.jpg?w=768&amp;h=1024 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px" /></a></p>
<p>Here are my splits:  I&#8217;m pretty happy with my workout:)</p>
<p>1:08<br />
1:06<br />
1:06<br />
800 recovery jog</p>
<p>1:07<br />
1:05<br />
1:07<br />
800 recovery jog</p>
<p>1:05<br />
1:06<br />
1:03</p>
<p>My Speed Session Group is amazing!  Not only have they pushed my paces, but they are such an encouragement.</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_230" style="width: 2058px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4533-0.jpg"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-230" data-attachment-id="230" data-permalink="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/the-russian/img_4533-0/" data-orig-file="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4533-0.jpg" data-orig-size="2048,2048" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="IMG_4533-0" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4533-0.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4533-0.jpg?w=1024" class="wp-image-230 size-full" src="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4533-0.jpg?w=2048&#038;h=2048" alt="IMG_4533-0" width="2048" height="2048" srcset="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4533-0.jpg 2048w, https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4533-0.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150 150w, https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4533-0.jpg?w=300&amp;h=300 300w, https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4533-0.jpg?w=768&amp;h=768 768w, https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4533-0.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=1024 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-230" class="wp-caption-text">Post workout sweaty runner hug&#8230;they loved me for this!!!</p></div>
<p><a href="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4377.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="226" data-permalink="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/the-russian/img_4377/" data-orig-file="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4377.jpg" data-orig-size="590,722" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="IMG_4377" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4377.jpg?w=245" data-large-file="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4377.jpg?w=590" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-226" src="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4377.jpg?w=590&#038;h=722" alt="IMG_4377" width="590" height="722" srcset="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4377.jpg 590w, https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4377.jpg?w=123&amp;h=150 123w, https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4377.jpg?w=245&amp;h=300 245w" sizes="(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px" /></a></p>
<p>I came home and devoured this watermelon!  It&#8217;s hard to beat cold watermelon after a killer workout.</p>
<p><a href="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4302.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="239" data-permalink="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/the-russian/img_4302/" data-orig-file="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4302.jpg" data-orig-size="1536,2048" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1407232147&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="IMG_4302" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4302.jpg?w=225" data-large-file="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4302.jpg?w=768" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-239" src="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4302.jpg?w=640&#038;h=853" alt="IMG_4302" width="640" height="853" srcset="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4302.jpg?w=640&amp;h=853 640w, https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4302.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=1706 1280w, https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4302.jpg?w=113&amp;h=150 113w, https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4302.jpg?w=225&amp;h=300 225w, https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4302.jpg?w=768&amp;h=1024 768w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></a></p>
<p>I put on some dry clothes and ran a few more miles before GRIT class.</p>
<p><a href="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4579.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="242" data-permalink="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/the-russian/img_4579/" data-orig-file="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4579.jpg" data-orig-size="1632,1632" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="IMG_4579" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4579.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4579.jpg?w=1024" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-242" src="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4579.jpg?w=640&#038;h=640" alt="IMG_4579" width="640" height="640" srcset="https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4579.jpg?w=640&amp;h=640 640w, https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4579.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=1280 1280w, https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4579.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150 150w, https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4579.jpg?w=300&amp;h=300 300w, https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4579.jpg?w=768&amp;h=768 768w, https://jenchoosesjoydotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/img_4579.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=1024 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></a></p>
<p>Rockin&#8217; my <a href="http://www.oiselle.com/" target="_blank">Oiselle</a> flystyle. Cross Top Mesh Tank, Strappy Bra, and the Mac Roga shorts.</p>
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<p><strong>Do you do weekly track workouts?  What kind of speed work are you doing this week?</strong></p>
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<p><strong>#choosejoy</strong></p>
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