Training Week 333
Highlight of the Week: Waking up nice and sore from hard workouts. Somewhat getting my head out of my arse.
Monday | February 29, 2016: 5 m run + teaching strength class
Loc: town, Temp: 41°/46°, Time: 47:58, Pace: 9:36 avg, Difficulty: medium, Felt: sore, pissy
Strength: body bars and ankle bands mixed mode, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Tuesday | March 1, 2016: 13 m ride + 20 mins strength
Indoor Ride Time: 50:49, Pace: 15.4 mph avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good, still a bit sore
Wednesday | March 2, 2016: 5 m run (w/Bobbi)
Loc: town, Temp: 21°/23°, Time: 53:35, Pace: 10:42 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: great, so sunny out!
Thursday | March 3, 2016: rest
Friday | March 4, 2016: teaching strength class + 14 m run
Strength: single dumbbell & circuit, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Loc: to Lake Andrea, Temp: 33°/32°, Time: 2:08:56, Pace: 9:12, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Saturday | March 5, 2016: 2 m run + teaching Indoor Cycling + teaching Burn & Buff + 4.5 m run (w/Dawn)
Loc: Zion, Temp: 32°/32°, Time: 18:26, Pace: 9:12 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good to shakeout legs
Indoor Cycling Time: 53:52, Pace: 18.1 avg, Difficulty: easy/medium, Felt: pumped
Strength: 3 sets: upper, lower, whole body with cardio intervals after each, Difficulty: easy/medium, Felt: good
Loc: Grayslake, Temp: 36°/36°, Time: 42:45, Pace: 9:30 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good for the legs after those classes!
Sunday | March 6, 2016: 11.5 m run (incl. 4.6 miles trails + 10×1:00) + 5 m bike
Loc: DPRT, Temp: 36°/39°, Time: 1:49:05, Pace: 9:29 avg, Difficulty: medium, Felt: irritated, but better at the end
Indoor Ride Time: 21:19, Pace: 14.1 mph avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Notes:
- I had a crummy run the day after the 5K. I had a bullet here whining (more in depth, ha) about my sore right glute and the evil wind but right after I wrote it I saw this super nice post from Brian and it turned my mood around! It was definitely a sign from the universe to get my head out of my arse (and to think, “duh, your legs are sore – you ran a PR on hills and in to the wind!”) and look at the big picture.
- I forgot to mention that I got a massage two days before the 5K. I’ve gotten massages before my last few races and PR’d them all… better keep getting massages. HA!
- I rested from running on Tuesday. I hate taking the first day of the month off from running, but my legs needed it. And it was windy, again, GAH! I had a nice cycle and lift sesh, instead. (And really felt that core work for two days!)
- After months without a run date (and I mean MONTHS!) I asked Bobbi if she wanted to run together Wednesday during lunch break (she is practically my neighbor) and she came over, and we did, and it was fabulous! And I had a great run with Dawn after class on Saturday. Maybe I should be more social?
- I signed up for the Wisconsin Half Marathon this week! (Don’t forget to use WMKIM16 for $5 off the full or half if you sign up – disclosure: I get a free entry because 10 people used this code. Also note… I doubt I will ask for a code again, as they give codes out to many groups and less and less people use mine each year. The race is cheap and I can start paying my own entry again.) I really did not want to make this my goal half – it’s often humid and it destroys me, but I don’t think I will be in shape to race in early April. And I don’t want to race much later than mid May. Hmm, we’ll see. Time to quit talking about training and losing weight and actually doing it!
- I subbed a class I don’t usually teach at Efit and wasn’t sure how’d it go… but I really liked it! And only made a few mistakes, phew!
- I felt so irritated for a lot of my long run on Sunday. I decided to run on the trails, which were a mix of snow and mud. It slowed me down, which was fine, but I kept getting rocks in my shoes and it was pissing me off. I stopped a lot to get them out. I’ll wear my gaiters next time! I felt better when I got back on the road back to do my intervals. I even saw another runner off in the distance! Maybe I’ll see them again and can say hi!
- February Recap! In February I ran 165 miles and cycled 83.7 miles. I taught 9 strength classes, 3 fitness boxing classes, and 1 indoor cycling class. I rode my bike 6 times outside of class, and also did 3 strength sessions at home. My coldest outdoor run was 18°F and my warmest was 59°F. I ran inside 3 times due to cold weather. My mileage and amount of workouts were not where I wanted them to be, but I had a solid month of performance! Hopefully they get back to the amount I’d like them at as we settle in to the house more.
Themocracy
Yes keep getting massages. Any excuse for a massage!
Right?! I should schedule a massage for that May 7 half. Just in case. Ha.
Sorry you had a bit of a funk this week but it proves you are in fact human and not all machine ha ha. That is such a nice post and holy hell look at your arms they look awesome. I hope the snow goes away for you soon and you get some nice clear trails.
It DOES prove that and I need to chill out when I get in my head like that.
Thank you!!! 🙂
I hope the snow melts soon too. And then it doesn’t rain a TON and make a lot of mud. Ha ha. But mud can be really fun 🙂
Aww… that really was a sweet post from Brian! I’m glad it came at the right time to help out 🙂 And I’m going to take a page from your book and get a massage before my April half marathon. I figure it can’t hurt!
It really did! 🙂
YES! Schedule it!!!!!
Get out of that funk, ok??? I would have felt the same during that long run too 🙂 the sloppy conditions sounded awful to run in. We need to run together again! It’s been like over year now I think since our last run together. Maybe we can do a few miles when I cycle up to your neck of the woods. Brian’s post was super sweet 🙂
Trying to!!!!
Yeah! I was thinking it’s actually warm enough for you to run outside right meow! Do we need a before work run date? Or you can come up here. It’s warm enough to cycle! Ha!
I thought that was so nice that Brian wrote that!!! 🙂