Training Week 295
Highlight of the Week: Running with mi otra familia in KC / Kelly getting a 5K PR!
Monday | June 8, 2015: 8.4 m run (w/Steve & Dad (on bike))
Loc: Line Creek Trail, Temp: 69°/75°, Time: 1:26:31, Pace: 10:18 avg, Difficulty: easy/medium, Felt: ok!
Tuesday | June 9, 2015: 6 m run (w/Gina)
Loc: Line Creek Trail, Temp: 68°/72°, Time: 57:17, Pace: 9:33 avg, Difficulty: easy/medium, Felt: good, hot!
Wednesday | June 10, 2015: rest
Thursday | June 11, 2015: 3 m run
Loc: Millennium Trail, Temp: 60°/60°, Time: 25:52, Pace: 8:37 avg, Difficulty: easy then medium, Felt: great to run in cooler temps!
Friday | June 12, 2015: teaching strength class + 10 m ride
Strength: Lebert – bodyweight & kettlebells, Difficulty: easy, Felt: surprisingly energetic
Bike Time: 38:25, Pace: 15.6 mph avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Saturday | June 13, 2015: Rock n’ Sole The Big Gig 5K (w/Kelly)
Loc: Milwaukee Summerfest Fairgrounds, Temp: 55°/55°, Time: 23:14, Pace: 7:30 avg, Difficulty: easy/medium, Felt: good
Sunday | June 14, 2015: 11.05 m run
Loc: Millenium Trail to Nippersink FP, Temp: 62°/73°, Time: 2:03:04, Pace: 11:08 avg, Difficulty: medium, Felt: slimy, sore legs, agitated with bugs, etc, etc, wah, wah
Notes:
- I’ve officially hit the sweet spot of training – where I am signed up for races but with no goals beyond having fun! Woot woot! This is perfect timing, as I am starting to slow down as I experience nasty humid runs. Ugh. That was my long run this week – really humid with no breeze (where is the wind that plagued me all winter?!), looking for shade in the woods but getting attacked by bugs, the CeraVe sunscreen the dermatologist recommended making my face sweat like crazy (I will give it another try), sore calves and hamstrings from my race on Saturday… gosh, it seems like I forgot to complain about something. Ha!
- I did hit 1,000 miles run for the year during my long run though! I am going to see if I can get to 2,000 for the year, so I am about two and a half weeks ahead of schedule.
- This may have actually been my lowest mileage week all year, but that is okay – my body needed the rest, and I think next week will be one my highest mileage weeks of the year. I am running in a 47-mile relay next Sunday for The Longest Day and to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association. My team has a goal of raising $1600. Please see my donation page here if interested!
- It’s crazy how much doing speedwork every week has paid off for my 5K times – they’ve stayed consistent over the last few, even though my weight hasn’t. It would be crazy to see how’d they change if I actually stayed at a consistent weight. Ha!
Themocracy
I was inside for my run on Saturday and it was still humid inside. The gym’s AC turns on right at opening, so the gym wasn’t cool at all when I started my run.
The humidity definitely slows me down. GREAT pace for your 5K!! That’s awesome!! My next goals are to really work on speed.
A 1000 miles already that’s crazy. At the end of the year you should map out your miles and see where you could have run to!!
I should! I have seen other people do that; it’s fun!