Training Week 186
Highlight of the Week: Ugh. Just the fact that I got this training recap published, and had some runs with my girlies at the end of the week. My cold made (is making, really) me feel like sh*t!
Sunday photo taken by L, who braved the cold for our race!
Monday | May 6, 2013: 3 m run + teaching strength class
Loc: hood, Temp: 70°/69°, Time: 29:29, Pace: 9:49 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: surprisingly tired
Strength: medicine ball circuit, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Tuesday | May 7, 2013: 10 m bike
Loc: Round Lake, Temp: 75°/75°, Time: 55:39, Pace: 10.8 avg
Wednesday | May 8, 2013: strength class + 3 m run (w/EFITers incl. Bobbi)
Strength: circuit + resistance bands, Difficulty: easy, Felt: okay/too hot at times
Loc: Grayslake, Temp: 68°/64°, Time: 33:10, Pace: 11:03 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: surprisingly good
Thursday | May 9, 2013: rest
Friday | May 10, 2013: rest
Saturday | May 11, 2013: 8 m run (w/Anne)
Loc: Chicago, Temp: 54°/49°, Time: 1:44:10, Pace: 13:01 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Sunday | May 12, 2013: WU + 5K (w/Xaarlin)
Loc: Barrington, Temp: 41°/40°, Time: 24:39, Pace: 7:59 avg, Difficulty: hard, Felt: out of place on the hills
Notes:
- I missed a few weeks of training posts! They never left my draft folder. Hopefully this is the end of that!
- I was looking at an older post where I mentioned something feeling “crunchy on the inside of my knee.” Well, I am happy to report that is completely gone! I am not happy to report that I have been too tired (from not getting enough sleep) to get runs in in the am, and that is affecting my mood, big time (and being sick this week didn’t really help that either…).
- I hadn’t biked in two months before this Tuesday! I could feel it. But I loved trying out the new wheels and tires Steven put on my bike!
- Exactly four weeks until our half Ironman relay. I hope my team is training! Ha ha.
- I am so far behind on my ACE studying. And the thing is, I really enjoy studying the ACE books. So. I am going to continue to be a party pooper and say no to invites and not blog much*… until I take the test.
- Speaking of saying no (and this doesn’t really belong here, but whatevs), I feel like SUCH AN ASS for how complicated I make everything when someone wants to hang out with me… and how often I have to say no to fun stuff. Ugh.
- But on that note! I feel very lucky to have friends who still do want to put up with me and see me. And very happy I got to see a few of them this week. Ha ha. I didn’t mention it, but the Wednesday night run included a stop at an ice cream shoppe! Ha ha.
- And a note on that – Wednesday was the day I got sick, but running has actually made me feel better. There we go. I need to run more. My mileage is too low (even though I am DONE training for the year**! WOO HOO!!!!).
- Yes. This makes no sense. Roll with it.
* Usually, when I write something like that, it makes me blog more.
**A few more half marathons and 5Ks, but I don’t need to train for those.
Themocracy
I LOVE the picture of you and Data!! I hope you get to feeling better and I am glad your knee is all good!! I feel like I do the same thing when someone wants to hang out- sometimes, for some crazy reason, I feel like I make it such an issue! I would hang out with you all the time if you were closer!! 🙂
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Ha! You know I’d just show up at your house after work all, “so. what are we doing tonight?” 😉
Nice matching shirts with Xaarlin!
Thanks! She picked them out. They were a steal at $10 each!!! Xaarlin has great taste 🙂
P.S. Ran in your hood yesterday 😉
Being sick is no bueno. Feel better soon!
You still got some great workouts in for being under the weather! Good to rest for a couple days thought and listen to your body…hope you feel 100% soon!
Valerie
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The Barrington course it tough! You should come run at the Arboretum sometime this summer, or bike there.
Sorry you’re feeling sick – hope you’re feeling back to normal soon!
I read Xaarlin’s recap first and believed her at first when she said you did not coordinate on purpose, haha! Hope the cold is gone soon!
Ha! I have had that happen before… show up and am wearing the same thing as a friend! 🙂
The cold is almost gone! Almost! 🙂
I always have to say no, because of work (both jobs complicate things) but the problem is, I say yes to everything and then feel bad cancelling. I end up with no free time. I promised myself to say no more, but I think I am failing.
Oh gosh! Please start saying no! You will feel so much better with some free time to yourself! 🙂
But Friday was the BEST DAY EVER! 🙂 Who needs running with days like that?
LOVE that pic of you and Data….
I’m enjoying that your bike workout picture is of you and Data. Did he enjoy the bike ride ? 🙂
He did! I forgot to add that Steven added a basket to my bike for him to ride in 🙂