C Mile Training: Week 8/8

Week-beginning Thoughts:

I'm in a MUCH better mental state than I was two weeks ago for race week. 

Monday

Scheduled: 3-5mi easy or rest

Did: 5.09mi @ 9:35/mi avg

Got up early and started my week off right today. Good thing, too, because I came back to a pretty chaotic day. Kept my nutrition in check, though. Victory!

Tuesday

Scheduled: 10KT, easy

Did: 6.32mi @ 9:35/mi avg

Nice run with friends. Glad today was easy and didn't have strides. Kept my nutrition in check today, too. 

Wednesday

Scheduled: 2-3mi easy or rest

Did: 10min yoga, 1mi walk

Yoga in morning, 1mi walk with kiddo in the evening.

Thursday

Scheduled: 2mi WU, MILE TRIAL, 2mi CD

Did: Mile Trial = 6.33mi total @ 9:37/mi avg,4mi walk

Hell yes.

Friday

Scheduled: rest 

Did: 2mi of walking

Walked for an afternoon coffee with a coworker, and then another bit around the neighborhood with the fam in the evening. Definitely didn't have to fight the urge to run today with all the work madness. 

Saturday

Scheduled: 8mi long run

Did:  45min HIIT/yoga, 8.00mi stroller run @ 9:31/mi avg

Got up early and wanted to do SOMEthing, so I did a 45min "half and half" workout, with 20min of cardio followed by 20min of yoga. 

...it wasn't enough to keep my sanity throughout a stressful day, though, so I took the stroller out for a run in the afternoon. I wasn't sure what I wanted to run, but ended up doing the 8 on the schedule. The first bit was nice, but I was feeling it by the end. Afterwards, my legs were spent, which is a huge change from the last mile trial I did, where I didn't feel much. 

Sunday

Scheduled: family run

Did: 3.11mi @ 9:23/mi avg with double stroller, few miles of double stroller walking

I woke up this morning not even sure I wanted to run at all, but definitely wanted to get outside and move. Took the kids to the river with a hot coffee, planning on walking a bit, but ended up with a 5K run followed by walk. Felt good. 

Total Weekly Mileage: 28.9

Week-ending Thoughts:

• Don't really have any... probably going to take an easy week and then regroup for the 10x10 or maybe some focused tempo training for Peachtree