Training Week 52
This is the week of the World’s Largest Corn Maze 5K on October 17.
Whoa, this is week 52 of training! That is ONE straight year of doing some sort of physical activity most days of the week. Hmm, when I write it like that it doesn’t sound so cool.
Day 358 | October 11, 2010: rest
Day 359 | October 12, 2010: cross
During my lunch break, I walked two miles on the treadmill. I am not so sure if that was a good idea. I felt exhausted when I was done. From walking! And my IT bands/quads were still super tight. I need to keep foam rolling.
Distance: 2.0 | Incline: 3.0 | Time: 30:00 | Avg Pace: 15:00 | 1: 15:00 | 2: 15:00
Day 360 | October 13, 2010: cross
After my lunch workout, one of my coworkers who saw me in the gym was teasing me, asking why I was going so slow on the bike. Ha ha! I WAS going slow! I told him I had good reason – I just ran the Chicago Marathon! He laughed when I told him.
Recumbent Bike Time: 40:00 | Distance: 5.13 | Average Speed: 7.7 mph | Set on “Forest Ride”
Day 361 | October 14, 2010: 3 m run
On Wednesday my legs finally felt normal again and the stairs were no longer a challenge, so I decieded to run on Thursday.
I cannot recall the last time I was on a treadmill. But whoa! Those things are easy and reliable! I wonder if that is why we did so well on our first half marathon – we did so much treadmill training and it made us run more consistent splits.
Distance: 3.0 | Incline: 1.0 | Time: 31:00 | 1: 10:31 | 2: 10:20 | 3: 10:09
Day 362 | October 15, 2010: rest
Day 363 | October 16, 2010: rest
Day 364 | October 17, 2010: World’s Largest Corn Maze 5K
Steven, Andrew (Steven’s brother), Erin and I will be running a 5K in this:
I am really excited about this goofy race and have been telling a lot of people about it. Everyone asks: Is the course marked? Yes! That would be fun if it wasn’t though! Here is an example of how it will be marked:
Steven, Andrew and I made sure to fuel well for the race on Saturday night… by eating Andrew’s German Chocolate Birthday Cake! (Steven made the cake)
Expect a race report later!
Week Summary: 5.6 miles
Yay for recovery weeks…? Ha. I kind of missed running this week, but enjoyed doing light, easy workouts at the same time. I’m ready to start training for another (shorter distance) race, and really focus on strength and stretching this time.
Since Andrew is in town, I finally got to give him the hat I bought for him for his birthday at the Chicago Marathon Expo (his birthday is 10/10). What do you think of the hat?
Ha! I fully expect to see him wear it as he trains for his next triathlon in May.
A few more thoughts on the Chicago Marathon:
I know, when will I quit talking about it?! Soon, soon!
I wanted to mention that I never once thought during the race “I’ll never do this again.” A lot of people have said they had that thought, or questioned why they signed up. For me, my most negative thoughts were “I wish I was running with someone” and “Damn, I wish it wasn’t so hot!” I know I can run another marathon stronger, after better training (especially mental training).
I kind of want to write my sports medicine doctor and tell him I did run the marathon and thank him for his help. But… he never billed me! Ha, and that would probably prompt him to. So… I’ll wait!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!!!!!!!! YOU’RE SO OLD!!!!!!!!!
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Enjoy the 5k! lol, that hat is too funny. Happy bday to your dad!
That looks like such an AWESOME race!
It was a ton of fun! When we were there I asked Erin if she thought you would like it 🙂
I saw this race and it looked like so much fun! I really just wanted to go and do the corn maze in general, but given my sense of (or lack of) direction, it’s probably best that I stuck with a smaller one… ha ha
You should have run it! It was very well marked! 🙂
You are one lucky girl to have married a man who bakes!
I know! He loves to cook. He does most of the food stuff and I just wash the dishes!
That cake looks yum. I’m assuming it’s vegan?
Congrats on 52 weeks of training! That IS a big deal…probably more than most people can say, myself included. 😉
It is vegan! 🙂
Thank you 🙂 I hope to do it again next year.
I am in awe of the fact that you have done some sort of physical activity most days of the week for one year. That is really inspiring to me. Keep talking about the marathon! It’s a big deal and we’re all proud of you!
Aww, thank you 🙂 You have always been a wonderful supporter! 🙂
OMG that cake looks awesome!!! Especially since I am pretty sure you guys figured out how to make it vegan! Yum!
It was definitely vegan! (Was, as in we just finished it). We have the best vegan chocolate cake recipe – http://www.ilaxstudio.com/blog/2009/09/07/vegan-chocolate-cake/. Let me know if you want the frosting recipe!
That corn maze looks AWESOMe. So does the cake. Great job on the the training!!
That hat is awesome! I love it!
The cake looks so yummy and is making me feel like I should go eat breakfast now (but not cake unfortunately).
That cake is so intense looking! Is it supposed to look like a giant coconut-covered doughnut?? That’s the first thing I thought!
I would be totally pumped about a corn maze race too.
I LOVE THAT HAT!