Week-beginning Thoughts:
Oh, man. BOTH my weekday training partners are out of town this week. Good thing I've got this blog, Garmin, and text messages to keep me accountable.
Oh, man. BOTH my weekday training partners are out of town this week. Good thing I've got this blog, Garmin, and text messages to keep me accountable.
Monday
Scheduled: rest
Did: rest
When baby woke me up at 3am, I really should have just run instead of attempting to go back to sleep at 4am. I never got back to sleep, and would have been better setup for my day had I just got some monotonous miles in...
Did: rest
When baby woke me up at 3am, I really should have just run instead of attempting to go back to sleep at 4am. I never got back to sleep, and would have been better setup for my day had I just got some monotonous miles in...
Tuesday
Scheduled: 1mi WU, tempo (20-30s slower than RP), 1mi CD
Did: 4mi PRO (10:11, 9:45, 9:24, 9:01), 4x0.05mi hill (sub 8 pace), recovery, 4x0.1mi hill (sub 9 pace), ~1mi CD = 6.23 @ 9:41/mi avg, Big 5
Another night/morning where, when i got woken up by the baby, I should've just stayed awake and gotten my run in. Up at 12:45am, baby down again by 2am, and I never really got back to sleep until 4:15am, just in time for my 4:20am alarm. Sigh.
Today was a bit harder than usual, since I was solo. I waffled back and forth about wanting to go outside solo or treadmill it, an eventually opted for outside because: 1) it meant I couldn't just stop whenever I felt like it and be home, 2) I knew I wouldn't actually do "hills" on the treadmill by changing the incline if I stayed indoors, and 3) I was guaranteed to finish my workout without family interruptions if I went outside; inside, I'd be subjected to mom guilt if I heard the kiddos.
So, I texted one of my traveling training partners a pic of myself pre-run with the caption:
"I'm only doing this right now because I know you are too."
With that for accountability, I headed out in the pouring rain. It was actually pretty nice, after a mile. I enjoyed the serenity, ability to be outside and moving, and then hit the hills hard on the way back.
Did: 4mi PRO (10:11, 9:45, 9:24, 9:01), 4x0.05mi hill (sub 8 pace), recovery, 4x0.1mi hill (sub 9 pace), ~1mi CD = 6.23 @ 9:41/mi avg, Big 5
Another night/morning where, when i got woken up by the baby, I should've just stayed awake and gotten my run in. Up at 12:45am, baby down again by 2am, and I never really got back to sleep until 4:15am, just in time for my 4:20am alarm. Sigh.
Today was a bit harder than usual, since I was solo. I waffled back and forth about wanting to go outside solo or treadmill it, an eventually opted for outside because: 1) it meant I couldn't just stop whenever I felt like it and be home, 2) I knew I wouldn't actually do "hills" on the treadmill by changing the incline if I stayed indoors, and 3) I was guaranteed to finish my workout without family interruptions if I went outside; inside, I'd be subjected to mom guilt if I heard the kiddos.
So, I texted one of my traveling training partners a pic of myself pre-run with the caption:
"I'm only doing this right now because I know you are too."
With that for accountability, I headed out in the pouring rain. It was actually pretty nice, after a mile. I enjoyed the serenity, ability to be outside and moving, and then hit the hills hard on the way back.
Wednesday
Scheduled: XT
Did: 20min weights, 5min yoga
Husband got the baby wake-up at 4am, but baby didn't stay asleep long after the monitor got dropped off with me at 4:30. Sigh. Knowing baby didn't need anything, but not being able to get back to sleep with the cooing/crying, I reluctantly got up, grabbed my dumbbells, and got to work.
3x15x5lb (each hand)
row
upright row
shoulder press
bicep curl
tricep kickback
1x30x5lb
chest press
fly
skull crushers
Miler Method core workout
30s each:
side/front/side/back plank with leg/hip raises
flutter kick
scissor kick
and
20 knee push-ups
then followed that with some yoga/breathing exercises
Did: 20min weights, 5min yoga
Husband got the baby wake-up at 4am, but baby didn't stay asleep long after the monitor got dropped off with me at 4:30. Sigh. Knowing baby didn't need anything, but not being able to get back to sleep with the cooing/crying, I reluctantly got up, grabbed my dumbbells, and got to work.
3x15x5lb (each hand)
row
upright row
shoulder press
bicep curl
tricep kickback
1x30x5lb
chest press
fly
skull crushers
Miler Method core workout
30s each:
side/front/side/back plank with leg/hip raises
flutter kick
scissor kick
and
20 knee push-ups
then followed that with some yoga/breathing exercises
Thursday
Scheduled: 1mi WU, 6-8x200/200, 1mi CD
Did: 1mi WU, 400m, 6x200/200, 1mi CD = 4.0 @ 8:44/mi avg, Big 5
Did: 1mi WU, 400m, 6x200/200, 1mi CD = 4.0 @ 8:44/mi avg, Big 5
Heeeeey, I finally learned my lesson this morning. After multiple days where I'd get up with the baby before 4am and waste time attempting to get back to sleep before my 4:20am running alarm, I finally just stayed up and got my run done early. 4pm is going to suck, but the morning went great. lol
I spent my entire first mile trying to figure out what I wanted to do for my workout. I had 200s on the schedule, but the idea of doing them on a treadmill was intimidating (esp when I saw my prescribed pace was *gulp* 9.9mph. Last week's 9.0 had been intimidating enough. Yeeesh!
My other option, as I saw it, was to re-do last week's 800m workout, since I'd only made it through 4.5 of 6. That, too, was unappealing.
Maybe I could swap this week with next week and do 5x1000s? Nope. That pace was still an 8.9mph. If I didn't want to do 800m at 9.0, was getting a 0.1mph "break" really enough to go another 200m? Nope.
In the end, I opted to run just under a 9mph pace for a bit after my warm-up. I made it through a quarter mile and decided I did not feel like holding a hard pace for that long again today.... so I doubled down and went for the 200s. Solid choice. I felt like I could keep that pace JUST long enough for the 'mill to click to the 200m. I only did 6 of 'em, but, considering the workout was "6-8" AND I'd done a bonus 400, I felt good about it.
I spent my entire first mile trying to figure out what I wanted to do for my workout. I had 200s on the schedule, but the idea of doing them on a treadmill was intimidating (esp when I saw my prescribed pace was *gulp* 9.9mph. Last week's 9.0 had been intimidating enough. Yeeesh!
My other option, as I saw it, was to re-do last week's 800m workout, since I'd only made it through 4.5 of 6. That, too, was unappealing.
Maybe I could swap this week with next week and do 5x1000s? Nope. That pace was still an 8.9mph. If I didn't want to do 800m at 9.0, was getting a 0.1mph "break" really enough to go another 200m? Nope.
In the end, I opted to run just under a 9mph pace for a bit after my warm-up. I made it through a quarter mile and decided I did not feel like holding a hard pace for that long again today.... so I doubled down and went for the 200s. Solid choice. I felt like I could keep that pace JUST long enough for the 'mill to click to the 200m. I only did 6 of 'em, but, considering the workout was "6-8" AND I'd done a bonus 400, I felt good about it.
Friday
Scheduled: 4mi easy
Did: 3.11mi easy on 'mill @ 9:57/mi, Big 5
Contemplated waiting to run until lunch or after work to be outside, but opted for the 'mill instead just to get it done. Legs are still sore from yesterday, so I only did a 5K, but am planning to "make up" that mile on tomorrow's distance run.
My legs are definitely appreciating the fact that I'm actually stretching them again. :P
Did: 3.11mi easy on 'mill @ 9:57/mi, Big 5
Contemplated waiting to run until lunch or after work to be outside, but opted for the 'mill instead just to get it done. Legs are still sore from yesterday, so I only did a 5K, but am planning to "make up" that mile on tomorrow's distance run.
My legs are definitely appreciating the fact that I'm actually stretching them again. :P
Saturday
Re-scheduled: 1mi WU, 3x3mi/1mi = 13ish
Did: 1mi WU, 2x3mi/1mi, 4mi CD = 13.2mi @ 9:19/mi, Big 5, 30min stretching, 15min foam rolling
I changed this workout on Monday from 10mi of push pace to some shorter bursts, hoping to wind up with faster paces. The first one went pretty well (26:00), as did the second (26:40, though the second burst was super hilly). Around mile 8, though, I started feeling some tightness in my right hip/IT band. When my training partner said she was going to cut the last repeat and consider just running it in for an easy 10, I figured it would be a good idea to join her... though I still planned on getting to 13.1.
We ended up both making it to 13.1, but my right leg was not very happy with me the rest of the day. I took a LOT of time to tend to it, with the Big 5 stretches immediately after my run, another 25min of dedicated leg stretching about 1.5hrs later (after tending to children, shower, and eating), and 15min of foam rolling in the evening. Hurt. So. Good.
Sunday
Scheduled: 4-5mi easy with stroller
Did: 3.6mi with double stroller @ 10:22/mi avg, Big 5
Did: 3.6mi with double stroller @ 10:22/mi avg, Big 5
Hooray, all the stretching worked! My legs felt much better today. I was looking forward to a nice and easy run with the double today, but flooding drove us from the concrete path to the gravel one, and unexpected rain meant we ran a little faster on the way back than planned... and cut the run a little short. Still a good way to end the week.
Total Weekly Mileage: 30.14 (is this the first time I've been over 30 in awhile?)
Week-ending Thoughts:
- I'm really glad to have my training partners back this coming week. I would not be nearly as consistent of a runner without them.
- I'm also really glad that my right IT band issues were so easily mitigated
- One more week of hard work, and then it's taper time!
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