This was a rough week for me. Around the middle of the week, I got some type of fever virus, so I had around a 100 degree fever and just felt plain yucky. I ended up taking extra rest days on Wednesday and Thursday. Then, on Friday, I brought Libby home from school with the stomach virus, and by Sunday, I had a touch of it myself. So here’s the breakdown:
Monday: 3.5 recovery miles (I don’t think I’m technically allowed recovery runs after only 6 milers, but so what??)
Tuesday: Walked (aka stretched my legs out from all this running) 2 miles with friends during soccer practice
Friday: 5K in 24:30. Fastest ever. I’m signed up for a 5K next Saturday, and I’m really hoping to beat 24 minutes. Something like 22 minutes would be awesome! (Plus, the faculty member who comes in first wins a $50 gift card–talk about motivation!)
Sunday: 3.5 miles. The plan said 8 miles, but I was doing good to finish what I did. Jumped in my car and rushed home, shaky and clammy feeling. Stomach pains. So far, I haven’t been sick–fingers crossed this is all I get from Libby’s bug.
Total miles this week: 11.5
While reading some of the running blogs I stalk frequent, I noticed on a few a list of top mistakes newbie runners make. While I’m not a new runner, training for a race of this distance IS new to me. The only mistake I’m currently making is not cross-training. Apparently, this leads to injury. So my goal for this upcoming week is lots of speedwork, to get ready for Saturday. And at least 2 days of some type of cross training.
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