Training Week 123
Day 855 | February 20, 2011: strength
I went to Brian’s for a one-on-one session in the afternoon. I didn’t think it felt too tough when I was there (a lot of free weights and a bit of exercise ball) but geesh, my hamstrings were killing me from all the deadlifts the next day!
Day 856 | February 21, 2011: 6 m run (4×2 minutes with 1.5 minute recovery)
Two mile warm-up, 4×2 minutes at race pace with 1.5 minute recoveries and two+ mile cool-down. Last speedwork before the race on Sunday! The idea was to get some muscle memory going with my pace (goal between 7:30-7:35). Seems I went a bit fast: 7:19, 7:30, 7:21, 7:07. I ran that cool-down really slow though.
Distance: 6.0 | Start Temp: 36° | End Temp: 35° | Time: 57:07 | Avg Pace: 9:31
Day 857 | February 22, 2011: 5 m run (recovery)
Ugh. I CANNOT believe how tight my hamstrings were for this run. Maybe the fact that I was groaning in pain on the foam roller the night before should have given me a hint of what was to come.
Distance: 5.0 | Start Temp: 30° | End Temp: 32° | Time: 49:38 | Avg Pace: 9:55
Day 858 | February 23, 2011: 5 m run (5 x 15 sec strides)
Another lead legs run (due to the hamstrings). Not very encouraging.
Distance: 5.0 | Start Temp: 38° | End Temp: 38° | Time: 48:32 | Avg Pace: 9:42
Day 859 | February 24, 2011: 5 m run + strength
I was worried this run would feel as crummy as the last, but it didn’t! And my speed started to pick up at the end.
It’s funny – we got about 5-7 inches of snow the day before this run. But it was so warm out, the snow was really wet and left the streets clear… for running!
I have not made it out in my snowshoes ONCE this season! I must change that soon!
Distance: 5.0 | Start Temp: 33° | End Temp: 33° | Time: 46:13 | Avg Pace: 9:14
Right after my run, I went to Brian’s. Haven’t I told myself not to do this before? Ha ha (that was the only way to fit in the run due to the snow – I was not going to run in the early am in the dark with the snow!). We did boxing and kettlebells (which I LOVE!) and some BOSU assisted pullups. It was a really tough session that left me feeling very strong!
Day 860 | February 25, 2011: rest
Day 861 | February 26, 2011: 1.9 m warm-up + Frosty Footrace 5K
Week Summary: 26.0 miles
Themocracy
Can’t wait to hear about your Frosty Footrace 5k race report!
Plus sorry about the snow- it was sooo dry here today!
oh you are killing me, how did the race go?
I struggled with super tight hamstrings last week too – must have been something we were doing in strength class…