Training Week 243 & 244
Highlight of the Week: Week 243: running on new-to-me trails in KCK with friends and family! Week 244: Participating in The Longest Day with Team Running to Remember!
Monday | June 9, 2014: teaching strength class + 3 m run (w/Bobbi)
Strength: 2/1 dumbbell switch, Difficulty: medium, Felt: jacked up
Loc: Grayslake, Temp: 66°/62°, Time: 32:10, Pace: 10:43 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: cotton mouthy
Tuesday | June 10, 2014: rest
Wednesday | June 11, 2014: 5 m run (w/Bobbi)
Loc: Millennium Trail, Temp: 62°/62°, Time: 52:04, Pace: 10:24 avg, Difficulty: easy/medium, Felt: decent
Thursday | June 12, 2014: rest
Friday | June 13, 2014: 5 m run (w/Laura) + weights
Loc: Olathe, Indian Creek Trail, Temp: 57°/58°, Time: 48:27, Pace: 9:40, Difficulty: medium, Felt: okay! out of breath!
Saturday | June 14, 2014: 6 m run (w/Dad and Gina)
Loc: Olathe, Indian Creek Trail, Temp: 59°/63°, Time: 1:06:31, Pace: 11:05 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: okay
Sunday | June 15, 2014: rest
Monday | June 16, 2014: 3 m run (w/Steve)
Loc: Line Creek Trail, Temp: 73°/77°, Time: 30:22, Pace: 10:08 avg, Difficulty: medium, Felt: schweaty!
Tuesday | June 17, 2014: 5 m run (w/Gina)
Loc: Line Creek Trail, Temp: 78°/81°, Time: 51:44, Pace: 10:21 avg, Difficulty: medium, Felt: stanca
Wednesday | June 18, 2014: rest
Thursday | June 19, 2014: Softball Game #5
Friday | June 20, 2014: teaching strength class
Strength: Medicine Balls/Body Bars Mixed Mode, Difficulty: easy, Felt: okay
Saturday | June 21, 2014: 35 m run/walked @ The Longest Day
Sunday | June 22, 2014: rest
Notes:
- I was out of town on Friday the 13th (when I normally teaching strength class) so I decided to do the workout on my own, in the hotel gym. Geesh! That was a lot harder without my friends there, music, and the distraction of teaching. Three cheers for group strength class! Ha ha!
- I was happy I was able to get four runs in while I was on vacation in Kansas City! Two in Kansas City, Kansas (KCK) – one with Laura, then one with Gina and my dad! And two in Kansas City, Missouri – one with Steve, and one with Gina. I had actually heard about the trails in KCK around where my snister lives but had never been able to run them until then! I love running a new-to-me trail! And running with friends/family.
- We missed our team’s fourth softball game while we were out of town, and I could tell that my “skills” really declined in the two weeks since I had last played. Ha! But we had a fun game when we got back, and even got top play the last inning in the rain!!!
- Saturday the 21st was a very special day – Alzheimer’s Association’s The Longest Day – which I had been fundraising for! Thank you so much to everyone who supported me and to those who donated! Steven and I were there (a track in Appleton, WI) from 5:00 am to 9:00 pm that day, either running, walking, taking pictures, eating, helping out… or napping! I hope to recap it soon when I have processed it all!
Themocracy
I love the goofy picture of you and Gina! That is awesome that you got so many runs in while you were away for the wedding. I can’t wait to get to run in KCK! 😉
I’m so proud of your 35 miles on Saturday! Kick ass!
I can’t wait for it either!!! SHIRTLESS RUNNING HERE WE COME! How are your planks going?
Thanks 🙂 I am proud of YOU! And the whole team! That was cool there were two first time marathoners 🙂
Where did you and Steve run at, a reptile farm?
Ha! I suppose you could call KC that 😉
Sounds like a pretty rock solid week! And I hear you about workouts being harder when you are alone!
PS – what comment plug in do you use? I love how I can actually see when you respond to me!
They totally are!
How was your marathon?
The new WP platform can email comments back but I do it manually cause my theme is so old 😉
yay for running in kansas and missouri!! i love kansas city 🙂