I can’t believe my first half is less than a month away! This week, I took a little break from distance training and really focused on speedwork for my 5K on Saturday. The faculty winner who comes in first during the race wins a $50 gift card, and I was determined that I was getting that card!! 🙂
Monday: Speedwork. 0.5 warm-up, 4 x 0.25, 2 x 0.5, 0.5 cool down. Total miles= 3
Tuesday: Yoga Meltdown by Jillian Michaels. OMG. This feels so good, then hurts so bad. I love the stretching it gives me, but it definitely works muscles that aren’t being used while just running!
Wednesday: What happens when you go for a run 45-minutes after eating dinner? A very painful, 3.1 miles with an average pace of 9:13 per mile. Complete with 2 stops to dry-heave =/ Note to self: 45 minutes is NOT enough time to let your food settle. I did take Max (and the girls) for a mile walk a little later, when my stomach settled, making my total mileage for the day = 4.
Thursday: REST (I did do about 15 minutes of yoga before bed, including 3- 1 minute planks.)
Friday: REST
Saturday: 5K race– 24:34 (If you missed my race recap, I WAS the first faculty member to come in, as well as the second female overall.)
Sunday: 6.5 miles. (I had 8 on the training plan for today, but I am really struggling lately. I have been absolutely exhausted lately. Not just tired, but bone-deep weary. If you know me in real-life, you know this is VERY unusual for me. I am a super hyper person. I’ve been reading a lot about runners and iron deficiency, and I definitely think that is my problem. I have a whole post planned on this, but I have to do a little experiment first. I’ll keep you updated!)
Total weekly mileage: 15.7 (This number has REALLY got to go up in the next 2 weeks, before I start tapering back down leading up to the half!)
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