Week-beginning Thoughts:
I will never tire of this picture.
Did: rest, stretching
Still couldn't walk much on my super-sore feet when I first got out of bed this morning, but that seemed to fix itself over the first hour I was awake. Bonus: I even got my appetite back! Yassssssssss.
Did: 3.29mi of walking/jogging
Planned on walking 30min out and 30min back, but didn't dress appropriately for walking in 38 degrees. I did a little running, but it never felt good, namely because I couldn't get the bump comfortable. Here's hoping this is just a phase, because, with how I felt today, I have no idea how I ever ran a mile two days ago, much less a marathon....
Did: rest
My bump feels so heavy today. It's like this baby knew it just had to make it through the marathon before becoming uncomfortable.... Thanks, kid.
Seriously don't feel like running at all. Even walking or standing or just existing is kind of uncomfortable right now. Hope the little one moves to a more comfortable spot soon...
Did: 4.1mi 4min run/1min walk @ 10:40/mi avg
Today was a win. The other pregnant runner in our training group has started 4:1 intervals, and that worked well for me today. I felt super sluggish and taxed for the first half mile, but, after that, running felt comfortable and normal and awesome again. Hooray. Bonus: no feet swelling or any other discomfort. I think it's safe to say I'm recovered from the marathon. ;)
Did: rest
Kind of thought about running this morning, but life/work pushed me to the other side. Plus, I've got a 5K stroller race tomorrow, and I'm a little concerned about being able to run that comfortably being 50/50 on runs this week...
Did: 1.33mi WU @ 10:52/mi avg, 5K with stroller @ 8:40/mi
Today was our annual Pound the Pavement for Peter 5K with the Running Mamas. After an easy warm-up, I can honestly say I didn't anticipate breaking 30. But then the race started, and I just kept a fun conversational, but intentional, pace. I love stroller running with my munchkin. We just talked the whole time, commenting on the trees looking like a forest, talking about what animals lived in the forest, recalling last year's race where Jerry was pushing and "Puppy" (beloved stuffed animal) tumbled out of the stroller mid-race, and just being happy to be out there doing this.
...I didn't realize how fast I was going until I saw the finish line clock. Oh, heeeeeey. That was unexpected, to say the least. I'd have been happy with a sub-27 5K pushing a stroller any day. Add a hilly course, having just run a marathon less than a week before, and being 5mo pregnant, and I'm kind of shocked at what I was able to do. Especially because it just felt... good.
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| and it was good enough for 2nd Stroller |
Did: 3.26mi with stroller @ 10:40/mi avg, Big 5
I hate not running in the morning. I spent the whole day preoccupied with the thought of "fitting in" my run later on. Ugh. When I finally got to the running part of my day, I ended up being about 30min short to execute my tentative plan. Instead of running at the river before my husband's soccer game and then taking the little one to cheer for him, I ended up opting to just stroller run at the same park where the soccer game was held.
I knew going in that it was a hilly park (the only other time I've run there was a part of my 22mi before Chicago), but, omigosh, it was even worse than I'd remembered. Within the first half mile, I stopped to walk and really wish I would have taken a picture of the mountainous sidewalks that screamed anything but "perfect path for a leisurely stroll through the park". Seriously, who did the grading plan for that park?
I walked several uphills along the route, and struggled HARD on the downhills, feeling like the stroller was getting away from me, wanting a handbrake, and feeling like my knees were breaking with every pounding stride because of the struggle of managing the stroller at that magnitude of decline.
Finished a 5K, though, and I can't fathom how, just yesterday, I did something similar at a sub-9 pace and, a week ago, I ran an entire marathon.
Total Weekly Mileage: 15.09 (no, that's not a typo)
Week-ending Thoughts:
- It's weird to not have a training plan taped up near my bathroom sink.
- This week was a good reminder that things change every day. I've had days this week where I didn't think I could run at all and days that I blew all expectations completely out of the water.
- Still feeling like a unicorn. :)
- I confess, I've been thinking about my next race already. I kind of want to fun-run another marathon. :P
- We bought a double running stroller today. :D Mom level up.
- It's weird to think that my actual next race is probably going to be Peachtree.
- 15mpw? I don't even know the last time I dipped so low. Crayyyyyyyzeeeee.
