Week-beginning Thoughts:
Uggghhh. After a week of fast running and lots of treadmill walking, I've got a small sore spot in my left calf, a sore right foot, and an upset right hip muscle/tendon. Perhaps I should start taking that rest day in my weekly schedule...
Uggghhh. After a week of fast running and lots of treadmill walking, I've got a small sore spot in my left calf, a sore right foot, and an upset right hip muscle/tendon. Perhaps I should start taking that rest day in my weekly schedule...
Monday
Did: 3.2mi @ 9:23/mi avg, 20min yoga, 20min weight lifting
About that rest day... I just couldn't do it today. Too much life stress. Really tried to keep the run slow today, but emotions pulled me faster. At least I didn't have any issues in my foot, calf, or hip during the run?
About that rest day... I just couldn't do it today. Too much life stress. Really tried to keep the run slow today, but emotions pulled me faster. At least I didn't have any issues in my foot, calf, or hip during the run?
Did a bit of yoga/stretching and some chest/shoulders/back/triceps lifting in the afternoon.
Tuesday
Did: WU, 4x30s + 4x45s hill repeats, CD
Well, my hip is doing better but the issue has gone down into my IT band near my knee. At least I know that it's progressing down my leg, and have a yoga/stretching game plan to address it.
Well, my hip is doing better but the issue has gone down into my IT band near my knee. At least I know that it's progressing down my leg, and have a yoga/stretching game plan to address it.
And, most importantly, I can still run through this. No discomfort at all during my run-- just some soreness in the side of my knee afterwards.
I did the hill near the park today, which seems to be a good incline, and, most importantly, it's long enough to run all 45s (plus more) on.
Distances Covered:
30s: 0.06mi, 0.06mi, 0.07mi, 0.06mi
45s: 0.1mi, 0.09mi, 0.1mi, 0.1mi
Definitely a hard workout, but a good one.
Wednesday
Did: 1hr dance w/abs, 3mi treadmill walk
Woohoo! I did it! I took a rest day... from running, I mean.
My hip/calf/foot issues are cleared up, and I didn't want to aggravate them before a track day, so I took the day to get my cardio in via a dance workout (thanks, Beachbody-on-Demand) in the morning, and then walked on the 'mill during some afternoon conference calls/webinars.
Thursday
Did: 15min WU, 10min tempo (1.3ishmi @ 7:42ish/mi) , 5min rest, 4x200m/2min, 4x300/2min, 10min CD = 7.66mi @ 9:06/mi avg, 20min weight lifting
I love track days. We started this workout at 4:30am in light rain, and it was just awesome.
I love track days. We started this workout at 4:30am in light rain, and it was just awesome.
Tempo: 1.3ish @ 7:42/mi
200s: 44, 48, 46, 47 (slower than last week)
300s: 70, 73, 70, 66
I struggled for the first few 200s, but was pretty pleased to see my paces were all still hovering near the 6:14/mi mark. Maybe I've got a shot at PRing this mile in a few weeks?
Sometimes, I really want to. I want to just push as hard as I possibly can, put it all out there, puking at the end of the race, or at least having some other physical reaction that says, "yep, I gave it everything I had".
Other times, I'm like "nah, I'm good".
Friday
Did: 4.02mi stroller run @ 9:19/mi avg
Nice chill morning on the greenway with my little one.
Saturday
Did: 10.00mi family run @ 9:22/mi avg
After a fun night celebrating our anniversary, at home, with our kids (lol), my husband and I enjoyed another of our standard Saturday long runs with the kids. Today was a little frustrating because my watch crapped out (for, like, the fourth time this pandemic) mid-way through, leaving me grateful that my husband's watch still working so that we could have accurate distance. It's funny how much I rely on knowing where I'm at in the long run and counting down the miles to keep me going...
super fun to pull my dress out and wear it again :)
Sunday
Did: 10min WU, 15min tempo (2.01mi @ 7:28mi), 10min CD = 4.22mi @ 8:43/mi avg
I wasn't very excited about this run, but ended up LOVING it. While tempo runs can be intimidating, I love how this training plan doesn't mandate a pace for them. It was pretty cool to realize that I was doing more than a 3K indicator for the tempo, and even better when I figured out that I could probably hit 2mi within the 15min time period. Weeeeeeeee. Going fast is fun.
Total Weekly Mileage: 35.3mi
Week-ending Thoughts:
- Well, I'm not doing ANY of the strength training associated with the miler method plan, but I'm still doing about 20min of chest/arm/back lifting each week.
- Injuries have all dissipated, thanks to stretching, anti-inflammatories, and, most importantly, identifying the fact that I was doing something weird when treadmill walking while working with one hand on the mouse... and stopping that
- Our Great American 5000 relay team made it through another state this week. While the leaders in the race are about to finish, we're finally into Utah. lol
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