Training Week 194
Highlight of the Week: Hanging out with Mica and Harrison all weekend! Oops! Not (entirely) running related. But I don’t care. Ha ha. Mica and Harrison got married in May and are taking a road trip – Wedding Victory Tour (WVT) – across the U.S. (and Canada) to see friends and family this summer. Steven and I were super excited they made a stop in our town to hang out with us for a few days!!! We had a lot of fun. Check out the WVT blog for Mica’s posts about it!
As a side note – you should hopefully see less of me the next 2.5 weeks as I prepare for my ACE exam on July 25th. Seriously. If you see me too much online, call me out on that crap. I need to study. Ha ha.
Monday | July 1, 2013: 4 m run + teaching strength class
Loc: hood, Temp: 77°/77°, Time: 37:37, Pace: 9:24 avg, Difficulty: medium, Felt: decent enough
Strength: bars and boxing, Difficulty: easy (mostly instructional), Felt: peppy
Tuesday | July 2, 2013: rest
Wednesday | July 3, 2013: strength class + 2.2 m run (w/Ed)
Strength: dumbbells, body bars and A LOT OF CORE, Difficulty: medium/hard, Felt: um… not like a personal trainer
Loc: Grayslake, Temp: 69°/69°, Time: 21:00, Pace: 9:33 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: why so humid?
Thursday | July 4, 2013: 8 m run (5 m “Spartan“* w/EFIT + 3 m run)
*description in bullet below
Loc: Grayslake, Temp: 65°/72°, Time: 1:08:41, Pace: 13:43 avg, Difficulty: easy/medium, Felt: enthusiastic (after I woke up)
Loc: Grayslake, Temp: 72°/75°, Time: 31:13, Pace: 10:03 avg, Difficulty: easy then hard then easy, Felt: bonky
Friday | July 5, 2013: 4 m run
Loc: Rollins Savanna FP, Temp: 63°/67°, Time: 41:34, Pace: 10:23, Difficulty: easy, Felt: bloated/crampy
Saturday | July 6, 2013: rest
Sunday | July 7, 2013: 3 m run (w/Mica)
Loc: hood, Temp: 75°/77°, Time: 31:36, Pace: 10:31 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: okay
Notes:
- Oddly enough, I have felt like I want to be around people when I do my solo runs lately. So on Monday, I ran circles on the .5 mile track at the park near my house… so I could do some people watching. Anyone else ever feel like they want to be around people when they run?
- I joined my multisport club for a “Spartan” run Thursday morning – basically, their practice (I am not participating) for an upcoming Spartan race! We ran from park to park and would stop at the parks to do burpees, pushups, jumps on to benches, monkey bars… we also found some tires to jump in and out of (and do burpess and pushups on) and some huge steps to run up and down. We also ran up and down hills, over rocks… etc. It was a fun workout! I ran three “regular” miles after and totally bonked halfway through that run, and had to sit on a bench for awhile (and that was after taking a GU and a Shot Gel earlier). Geesh. I must have been under fueled… or something.
- On Friday I ran “by myself” in a park but ran in to a few people I know from my running club. Love when that happens!
- I am NOT a summer runner, but I am getting much better at tolerating the heat, and love that completely sweated out, exhausted feeling after a hot run.
- I am really close to my 1000 miles from the year – at 969.35! Think I will hit 1000 this week?
Themocracy
I am noticeably absent. WAH!
Must be why I failed to log a single workout last week. Oops.
You were on vacation!!!! Do you have plans to get some workouts in this week? 🙂
Lol love the random Data picture! 🙂
Data wants a visit from his aunt and uncle!
Aw, now I wish we were running together this week so I could help you hit 1,000! Maybe next 1,000 miles 😉
The Spartan run sounds intense. Bob and I did that with our gym once last summer, and it was rough! We ran from the gym to the park (the one with the Gazebo in it, if you recall from a neighborhood run with me) and then did a bunch of burpees, push-ups, mountain climbers, other terrible things. Then we did drills with soccer balls, and even played dodge ball. Because, you know, why not go full-on junior high gym class mode?
Sunday? Hee hee. Yeah, I don’t see it happening before then 😉
It’s funny, the junior high workout is MORE fun when I am doing it because I want to! And when I don’t have to use a nasty locker room after.
I have to head out to the western ‘burbs at around 4, so if you can make it happen before then….
I like that stuff more now because I was in TERRIBLE shape when I was a kid! Gym was so not fun for me.
Do you think you need to take in more salt during your summer workouts?? I think that might help me on some of my long, hot runs. Not that I’m doing a lot of those right now 🙂
Yeah, I think it would! I should try salt pills, since my gels don’t have it, and since I just drink water!
You’re kicking butt on the studying front. It will all be over and worth it soon!
Thanks for the encouragement! 🙂
You will crush 1000 miles… TODAY
I think Data photos should not be random, but rather scheduled and mandatory!
I like being around people when I run, which is shown by how much I like waving to people! plus this:
http://i.imgur.com/8fFlIIC.jpg
someone needs to find my body fast
LOL! And that is why I wear a Road ID!
Hmm, why not run 30+ today?! I did take the day off from work! 🙂
Ha! Don’t encourage me with the Data photos. I take A LOT more than I post. Ha!
I noticed you haven’t been posting as often. I hope that means you are studying! 😉
I hate this heat but I must be getting adapted to it! I ran 5 miles at lunch today and felt fantastic! A much needed boost after a horrible run yesterday morning.
Ha! Unfortunately it means I have had a super busy summer so far! But I have time ahead of me to REALLY study 🙂
That is great that you are starting to acclimate!
I think running where there are other people can definitely break up the monotony of longer runs. Glad to hear that you’re tolerating the heat better! I think I’m experiencing the opposite–I feel like I’m reverting and having a harder time in the heat. Weird. Good luck with making 1k miles this week and with studying for your exam–you can do it!!
AHH, I love that sweaty, fried-body feeling post-run in the sun. Sometimes the anticipation of it is the only motivator to get me out the door! I’m happy to hear you’re adapting to the heat – it’s not easy!
I know you will hit that 1000 mile mark this week, I hope you are listening to podcasts to help you study while you do it.
That would be great… I wonder if those exist.
I think that Spartan run/workouts sound super cool and really great for fitness. Too bad I was waaaaay too much of a wuss to handle it. Thanks for dragging my sorry slow ass around for a run while we stayed with you!
It was awesome! I wish I could run with you more often! 🙂 I hope your hip is feeling better and better each day 🙂