What a crazy week! My schedule continues to get more and more hectic. One more week of my 35 minute commute and boy am I happy about that! I love everything about where I'm living, but knowing that I'll be able to start running in the morning again makes me one happy girl! :) These lunch time runs are exhausting, not too mention I am hating the treadmill. Due to the 95 degree + heat (hello Summer in KY), I'm really having no other option.
My mileage was down this week and I was really hard on myself and upset that I didn't hit the 38 miles that I had wanted to. Instead of continually beating myself up, I made a vow to myself that I would make sure that they runs I was able to run were of quality!!
Here's how the week went:
Monday - OFF
Tuesday - 7 miles in 54:44
Shoulders/Tris/Bis/Abs
Wednesday - 5.2 miles in 41:20
Legs/Abs
Thursday - No run :( Ran out of time at lunch
Chest/Back/Abs
Friday - 7 miles in 54:47
Saturday - 1 mile in 8:45 + 30 minutes of cross training
Sunday - 10 miles in 1:18:38
Total Mileage: 30.2 miles
It's still early and I'm hoping to INCREASE my mileage majorly ... but, all things considered, I'll take this week. I can tell I'm getting stronger :)
XOXO
Monday, July 11, 2011
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
NYC: Week 2 of 20 - Done.
This also marked week 2 of me getting my butt in the weight room. Like hard core weight room. I have three girlfriends at work that go to the gym everyday from 12-1 to lift. I've always wanted to add more lifting, but can never find anyone that can workout with my schedule. The lift, without break and with lots of reps! Just like I like it -My heart beats fast, my muscles get worn out and I leave feeling accomplished and all sweaty!
Funny enough, NYC training also started two weeks ago. With week one going almost as well as I could have imagined, it was only a matter of time before the lifting and running caught up with me. For this particular week, it was Friday.
Monday - OFF (running) - shoulders, bi's and tri's
Tuesday - 7.5 miles (dead garmin) + legs (thinks squats and lunges and leg press)
Wednesday - 7 miles in 58:18 + chest and back
Thursday - My own version of track - 4 miles worth of 4 minutes easy, 1 minute fast My easy pace averaged around 8:20 while my one minute sprints were all between 5:32-5:49 pace. This was a fun way to get some turnover without running crazy intervals on the track. Love track, but not solo track. Still working on that one. + more legs
Friday - Didn't get to leave in time to get my run finished before I met the ladies at the gym. Ran 1 mile (instead of 7); then lifted shoulders, bi's and tri's. David wanted wine after work and I couldn't resist :( On top of that, my legs were exhausted!! So, I took the rest of the day off.
Saturday - 3 miles in 25:02
Sunday - 11 miles in 1:38:49 (8:59 pace). Holy hills (mountains). We were at the lake house for the weekend. When my first two miles were 9:19 and 9:34, I quickly decided to turn my watch upside down and not look at it. My legs HURT. The hills were so tough. I decided to chalk up the pace and just try to reap the benefits of hill training! Somehow, I finished strong and it brought my average down.
Total - 33.5 miles (was supposed to be 39 miles)
I'll still call it a success. I even had a GREAT tempo run today to start off Week 3.
Funny enough, NYC training also started two weeks ago. With week one going almost as well as I could have imagined, it was only a matter of time before the lifting and running caught up with me. For this particular week, it was Friday.
Monday - OFF (running) - shoulders, bi's and tri's
Tuesday - 7.5 miles (dead garmin) + legs (thinks squats and lunges and leg press)
Wednesday - 7 miles in 58:18 + chest and back
Thursday - My own version of track - 4 miles worth of 4 minutes easy, 1 minute fast My easy pace averaged around 8:20 while my one minute sprints were all between 5:32-5:49 pace. This was a fun way to get some turnover without running crazy intervals on the track. Love track, but not solo track. Still working on that one. + more legs
Friday - Didn't get to leave in time to get my run finished before I met the ladies at the gym. Ran 1 mile (instead of 7); then lifted shoulders, bi's and tri's. David wanted wine after work and I couldn't resist :( On top of that, my legs were exhausted!! So, I took the rest of the day off.
Saturday - 3 miles in 25:02
Sunday - 11 miles in 1:38:49 (8:59 pace). Holy hills (mountains). We were at the lake house for the weekend. When my first two miles were 9:19 and 9:34, I quickly decided to turn my watch upside down and not look at it. My legs HURT. The hills were so tough. I decided to chalk up the pace and just try to reap the benefits of hill training! Somehow, I finished strong and it brought my average down.
Total - 33.5 miles (was supposed to be 39 miles)
I'll still call it a success. I even had a GREAT tempo run today to start off Week 3.
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