Training Week 144
Highlight of the Week: A long bike ride with Kelly and Erin! Such a fun way to spend time with friends. And I think my butt is finally getting used to the longer rides!
Monday | July 16, 2012: rest
Tuesday | July 17, 2012: 5 m run
Loc: Neighborhood, Temp: 95°/96°, Time: 59:54, Pace: 11:59 avg, Difficulty: medium
Wednesday | July 18, 2012: rest
Thursday | July 19, 2012: yoga
Friday | July 20, 2012: 2.7 m trail run (w/Lauren!) + 6 m run
Loc: Volo Bog, Temp: 72°/73°, Time: 38:48, Pace: 14:23, Difficulty: easy
Loc: Millennium Trail, Temp: 78°/76°, Time: 1:08:04, Pace: 11:20, Difficulty: medium
Saturday | July 21, 2012: 16.25 m run (w/GRC) + 4 m run
Loc: Des Plaines River Trail, Temp: 64°/78°, Time: 3:01:20, Pace: 11:09, Difficulty: medium
Loc: Neighborhood, Temp: 86°/85°, Time: 46:44, Pace: 11:41, Difficulty: easy
Sunday | July 22, 2012: 33.5 m bike (w/Erin + Kelly) + 3 m run + strength
Loc: Millennium Trail to North Shore Trail to McClory Bike Path and back, Temp: 72°/83°, Time: 7:32am-10:55am, Difficulty: medium
Loc: Millennium Trail to Neighborhood, Temp: 82°/86°, Time: 31:17, Pace: 10:25, Difficulty: medium
Strength: Jillian Michaels Lose It With Weights (Kettlebells), Difficulty: medium
Lessons learned:
- I am not invincible to this heat. I need to rehydrate big time after hot runs.
- Yoga feels so good. I am awful at it, but after a short session this week, I realized I miss it!
- It is possible for me to run 6 miles with only 22 oz of water. I have typically been drinking 22 oz every 3 miles, but that was not possible on Saturday, and it worked out okay.
- It’s difficult to cycle safely and still have a conversation with two people on a busy (windy) trail!
- Life goes on without the Garmin! Mine failed to charge for my long bike ride, and gasp (!!!), I still did the ride. Life is not all about stats. Of course… it was not a run.
- Jillian Michaels is a good substitute for a session with my trainer. Not a replacement, but damn, she gets me sweaty.
Reminders for next week:
- Work out earlier in the week! Quit cramming everything in to the weekends!
- Run with friends if you want to run faster… or don’t if you don’t. Ha ha.
Themocracy
It was great seeing you for a ride. Next time, I’ll have to plan the ride around the eats and stop for lunch!
FOOOOOOOOOOOOD. Yes. Dairy Dream being closed was very poorly planned on my end. I am surprised you are even allowing me a “next time.” 😉
Weekend warrior!
I so hear you on not running with friends if you don’t want to go faster, LOL. And I haven’t run without my Garmin in months – I feel so naked without it! But I’ve had so many problems with it giving me misleading data that sometimes I wonder if it’s better or worse to wear it?!?!?!?