Training Week 111
Day 771 | November 28, 2011: 4 m run
People always seem to think I am crazy when I say I prefer to run in the 30s, but when I look at my pace, I know that’s the temp when I am in my element. This run felt easy, but my average pace was below 9:00 minute miles, and I have not been running that “fast” for awhile. It’s all about the weather!
And I’ve yet to bust out the tights! For this run I had on capris and an Under Armour ColdGear top.
Distance: 4.0 | Start Temp: 35° | End Temp: 33° | Time: 35:52 | Avg Pace: 8:57
Day 772 | November 29, 2011: rest
Day 773 | November 30, 2011: strength class
I wanted so badly to run on Wednesday, but I got stuck going to some lunch thing. Lunch out three days in a row = no me gusta.
Anyway, I was realy happy there was boxing component to strength class (I did NOT have a good day). And we did the same 8 stations as the week before but I did so much better, since I wasn’t feeling shredded from a kickboxing class. I left feeling strong and happy (which is NOT how I was feeling when I got there).
Day 774 | December 1, 2011: 8 m run
This run went surprisingly well, considering I rolled out of bed at 4:00 am and right out the door. My only hiccup was a bathroom break in the middle of the run (expected), dead legs for the last three miles (somewhat expected) and a different kind of stomach pain between mile 6-7 (not expected, but not surprised – I’ve been eating a lot less).
I felt nice and warm with capris, an Under Armour ColdGear top, and knee high socks on (I bet I looked fabulous). My stomach always gets really red when I run in the cold though. Does this happen to anyone else?
Distance: 8.0 | Start Temp: 29° | End Temp: 28° | Time: 1:20:21 | Avg Pace: 10:02
Day 775 | December 2, 2o11: strength
I met Brian at his studio for my session (so I wouldn’t disturb my visiting family at home with my grunting) and he had a lot of crazy things ready for me to try. I am not even sure I can describe them – he hung a resistance band with two handles on the door and I put my feet in the handles and they hung there while I did pushups, brought my knees to my chest, and planks. Fun. I must have done lots of ab work because it hurt to laugh on Saturday (and there was lots of laughing with my family in town!).
Day 776 | December 3, 2011: Rotary Santa 5K
I ran the Rotary Santa 5K Run with Kayla!
Day 777 | December 4, 2011: 10 m run
I did a slow and easy 10 miler in the afternoon. I hope it helped burn off some of the extra food I ate this weekend!
Distance: 10.0 | Start Temp: 38° | End Temp: 37° | Time: 1:42:37 | Avg Pace: 10:16 | Wore shorts, shirt with arm warmers, gloves and visor
Week Summary: 25.1 miles
I’ve felt kind of weird these past few weeks, running with no goal in mind, besides health (I am really trying to lose some weight). Well, that is all about to change tomorrow! I hired Britt to be my running coach! She is going to coach me for the next 12 weeks, with the goal of me setting a 5K PR at the Round Lake Frosty Footrace on February 26th. We’ll see what happens! I am really excited about working with her. We met for the first time on Monday and I had a ton of fun chatting with her.
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Love the pic of you guys running in your Santa suits. Priceless! Congrats on hiring a running coach – that’s awesome! I’ve always wanted a coach! Can’t wait to hear how things work out!
The beard and antlers crack me up! I wish we could meet up at Panera again and hang out!
Me too! Will you be back in this area anytime in the future… with Leo, maybe? 😛
OOOO Jealous! I am so excited to see how you do with a coach! And I love Britt’s blog – can’t wait to hear all about it 🙂
Oh man! I missed the Santa run! It looks like another fun run! YAY!
I thought of you! We had a lot of fun last year. I was actually in Schaumburg on Friday and Saturday. Normally I would have called you to stop by 🙂
That’s awesome that you’re getting a running coach – can’t wait to hear how that goes for you!
Also, the strength class sounds like it was a great experience this week. I am trying to get in more strength training. It’s always last on my list of “things to do”!
How awesome about the running coach! That is exciting! Great job on your running this week. I’ve been running lately with no real goal in mind and it’s been rather refreshing.
Great week and Good luck with the training for the 5k! I know you will get faster and bust out a 5k PR!
Have fun training for the 5k!! What is your current PR?
My PR is 23:53, from a race last April.
Maybe you should wear a tank or tee with your longsleeve when you run? Just to keep the torso from getting too cold? I often wear a vest once it’s 40 degrees… keeps the wind off my stomach area, but not too hot like a jacket.
You’ll have to keep us posted on the running coach! I’m very interested in the idea and have been tossing it around for a while.
I think the vest is a good idea. I wonder if the tank would be too hot. I think that is my problem – I feel so hot, but then as soon as I am done I find out I was really cold!
You’re doing great even though you haven’t had a “goal” race to train for. And I’m happy the strength class made you feel better. I love it when that happens.