Training Week 210
Highlight of the Week: Participating in the same 5K as my dad and older brother, in my home town! I am so proud of them! And very thankful that so much of our family came to spectate!
Monday | October 21, 2013: 5 m run + teaching strength class
Loc: hood, Temp: 46°/43°, Time: 47:56, Pace: 9:36 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Strength: Body bars, Difficulty: medium, Felt: super hyper
Tuesday | October 22, 2013: rest (incl. 2.6 m walk w/Steven)
Wednesday | October 23, 2013: 5.2 m run (w/Bobbi)
Loc: hood, Temp: 41°/40°, Time: 51:44, Pace: 9:57 avg, Difficulty: medium, Felt: awful from eating too much that day
Thursday | October 24, 2013: rest
Friday | October 25, 2013: teaching strength class + 16 m run (first 3 w/Bobbi) + 1.4 m Red Ribbon Run (at Yvonne’s school)
Strength: Body bars, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Loc: Grayslake, Temp: 28°/33°, Time: 2:52:32, Pace: 10:47, Difficulty: easy, Felt: sooooo not in the mood/MEH
Saturday | October 26, 2013: Run, Walk and Roll 5K + 1 mile of running in Dad and Nick
Loc: Cedar Falls, Temp: 41°, Time: 23:52, Pace: 7:54 avg, Difficulty: medium, Felt: GREAT!
Sunday | October 27, 2013: 10.5 m run (w/Dad while he biked)
Loc: Cedar Falls, Temp: 22°/31°, Time: 1:49:42, Pace: 10:27 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: like I should be running faster than that
Notes:
- Do you feel like you have a good grasp of your exercise limitations? I feel like I do when it comes to cardio respiratory. But man, every once in awhile, I overdo a strength workout, and it’s especially embarrassing, when I am the one who designed it! Ha ha. I design the workouts I teach to be whole body, but sometimes I leave class with one area of my body really sore. Or two areas. Ha ha. This week, it was my glutes and my left ITB. The funny thing is, I talked to the other students who took my class, and they were sore in different areas! We all have our weaknesses to work on! Also, damn you, DOMS.
- Yeah, so those Tuesday and Thursday unplanned rest days (Wednesday is supposed to be my new rest day) are due to the soreness from Monday’s class (I hope that’s what it is). I woke up in the middle of Monday night, with a low intensity throb in my left ITB. I got up and iced it. The same thing happened Wednesday night, and Friday after my run. So, running doesn’t make it feel better. I got a mini massage in my left leg after the 5K on Saturday, and that made it feel better! I hope to get a longer massage this week.
- I felt frustrated in the middle of the week. I felt cranky from not working out. And annoyed with my body. But after a somewhat shitty long run on Friday, I just felt happy that I could run at all. That I can be active. Gah. I haven’t had to sit out a few months since summer of 2010 (due to stress fractures) but MAN, did that ever suck, and whenever I feel pissy about my workouts, I think back to that and remember to be grateful I can move at all.
- So! The mopiness was over for the weekend! Which is great, because I got to spend it in my hometown, working out with my family! My dad, older brother and I all ran the same 5K on Saturday, then my dad rode his bike with me during my run on Sunday.
- Oh! Almost forgot! What was I thinking volunteering to run with middle schoolers on Friday? That is speedwork! Those kids are fast! Ha ha!
Themocracy
I feel like I have a grasp on what I have done and that window of opportunity of where I can expect to be if I keep at it, but not the wall of my limitations.. running wise at least!
I like the part about appreciating at least being able to exercise when you feel mopey and remembering the times you couldn’t for an extended period of time. I went through that every year it seems for many years. Something major would happen and I fell off completely and had to restart any type of exercise and lose weight again!
Happy Anticipation for the Preparation for Pre Friday Eve!
Yes. That. In the past, as soon as I couldn’t work out I started eating even more… gah. I eat way more than I should now, but don’t gain since I work out a bit. I need to figure this out. Sorry. Word vomit.
Oh, strength training – the last time I did some was a few weeks ago and it left me SUPER sore. My goal for November is to incorporate strength 2x a week and even if it makes me sore and I have to miss a run, I need to remember that my body will eventually adjust.
I was thankful for ice packs this week too – my calves, as always, have been super tight.
Sounds like a great week, even if you had to rest more than you wanted.
Yes! 2x a week is a great goal. Your body will get more used to it and adjust!
OMG! Fig made your blog! I’m so touched! And, you need to be less hard on yourself. It’s ok to rest every once in a while. You told me that 🙂 Glad you’re feeling better and that you had a great weekend!
How is Fig?! Does he miss me?! I miss him 🙂
I am usually fine with one rest day, but two really made me feel out of sorts. I have gotten the eff over it now, lol.
Oh. I thought that was a Red Robin run on Friday. My bad.
I always feel like I have a good grasp on my limits, but then I’ll have a week where I feel unstoppable and totally overdo it. I think it’s kind of awesome that your workouts are even kicking your ass 🙂
I only do Red Robin runs with you! 😛
I like to think of it that way too! I just have to remember not to talk about being sore around anyone who takes my classes (regularly)… lol
So awesome that your dad and bro ran the 5K with you, and that so much of your family came out to spectate! What a wonderful bonding experience!
I attend two types of yoga classes each week, and both instructors have admitted not being able to hold some of the more-advanced poses. I actually appreciate this, because it takes away some of the pressure for the students to push too hard. But I think of fitness classes as having infinite potential because almost everything can be done at different levels. E.g. different variations of weight, reps, speed, intensity, etc. So I think it’s great that you are still feeling the impact of your own classes! It shows that you haven’t allowed yourself to get into too much of a comfort zone!
Yes! I hope they both do it next year too! My brother did it for two years then skipped last year. It was my dad’s first time doing this 5K 🙂
You bring up so many good points! It’s so interesting to think about myself in the teacher role and people following what I am doing… I am totally used to it now, but I do still remind people to do their workout, and recommend how they modify it to challenge themselves!
Sorry you didn’t have your best week ever Kim. Seems like you listened to your body and took the time that it needed to get over the Monday soreness/tightness. I feel like I know my limitations until I get to a point where I feel like I want to “show off” either around new people or in front of a group, etc. My biggest problem would come from running speedwork on a treadmill at our neighborhood gym when others are there. I’ll often push myself more than I should when that happens. I’m glad the mini massage helped. I hope getting a longer one pays off as well.