Training Week 81 & 82
This is the week of the Wisconsin Half Marathon on May 7th.
Day 561 | May 2, 2011: cross
During lunch I took a nice and easy ride on the recumbent bike to get my legs moving.
Recumbent Bike Time: 45:00 | Distance: 7.37 | Set on “Manual,” Resistance Level 5.0
Day 562 | May 3, 2011: strength class
In the evening I attended my strength class. Hard to believe, but this is my 9th week of class! We did something different every two weeks (so four different things) and we’re back to dynamic weight movements. We did whole body movements with weights, then resistance band work with another person, then did that sequence over again with higher weights… for a total of four times. It was hard. At the end I was using a 20-lb weight to do dynamic curling and lifting it over my head.
Have you ever used one of those two-person resistance bands (photo above)? They are fun, but they can really wear you out!
Day 563 | May 4, 2011: rest
Day 564 | May 5, 2011: rest
Day 565 | May 6, 2011: rest
Day 566 | May 7, 2011: Wisconsin Half Marathon (13.1 miles)
I ran the Wisconsin Half Marathon for the third year in a row!
Erin ran it too. And again, the photographer failed to get a photo of us together.
Day 567 | May 8, 2011: rest
Week Summary: 13.1 miles
Day 568 | May 9, 2011: cross
Bike Time: 45:00 | Distance: 7.62 | Set on “Manual,” Resistance Level5.0
Day 569 | May 10, 2011: rest
Day 570 | May 11, 2011: rest
Day 571 | May 12, 2011: 2 m run
This was sort of a test run to see how I was feeling – fine, except for the heat. 85 in May? Huh?
Distance: 2.0 | Temp: 85° | Time: 18:20 | Avg Pace: 9:09 | 1: 9:01 | 2: 9:17
Day 572 | May 13, 2011: 3 m run
Distance: 3.0 | Temp: 58° | Time: 28:43 | Avg Pace: 9:33 | 1: 9:23 | 2: 9:33 | 3: 9:43
Day 573 | May 14, 2011: rest
Day 574 | May 15, 2011: 13 m run
Wow. I think I am glad I didn’t run a marathon on the 15th – 13 miles in the wind was quite enough for me! It was windy all day and I kept putting off my run until finally I couldn’t put it off any longer – and I went out in the 20mph winds with gusts up to 35mph. Despite not feeling like I was moving, the run went well. Ha ha.
Distance: 3.0 | Start Temp: 50° | End Temp 48° | Time: 2:08:50 | Avg Pace: 9:54 | 1: 9:28 | 9:30 | 3: 9:48 | 4: 9:59 | 5: 10:04 | 6: 9:49 | 7: 9:41 | 8: 9:59 | 9: 10:06 | 10: 10:08 | 11: 10:13 | 12: 10:00 | 13: 9:59
Week Summary: 18.00 miles
Hmm. So these two weeks were a bit meh. And the two weeks before them. Dammit. I feel like I have lost my exercise and take care of myself mojo. Let’s hope I am getting it back!
Themocracy
Is your knee all better? That’s crazy! And I’m sure your worries about that are why the past two weeks were “meh”. Although, if you find your mojo will you see if it knows where mine is? Cause I haven’t really been feeling it lately, either.
It is crazy. It must be all of that foam rolling?!
I think we are both just worn out! I mean, you did 4 races in a row! That is A LOT! Just the travel and mental preparation. Meh to the eh.
Probably you just needed a break physically and mentally. I have been feeling meh lately too regarding my running. I’m hoping that it gets better soon since I’ll start marathon training before too long. My right leg has been acting weird since I fell in the trail race 3 weeks ago. It is just tightness but it’s frustrating. I hope it starts feeling better soon.
I hope it feels better soon too! Have you been rolling it?