Training Week 339
Highlight of the Week: My first outdoor ride of the year on my road bike!
Monday | April 11, 2016: 10 m ride + 6.8 m run + teaching strength class
Indoor Ride Time: 39:12, Pace: 15.3 mph avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good for the legs
Loc: VP Loop, Temp: 48°/49°, Time: 58:07, Pace: 8:33 avg, Difficulty: easy-ish, Felt: tired, pissed at the wind/at work
Strength: kettlebells and boxing pads, Difficulty: easy, Felt: okay, definitely going to feel it in the legs!
Tuesday | April 12, 2016: rest
Wednesday | April 13, 2016: 3 m run
Loc: hood, Temp: 42°/43°, Time: 25:20, Pace: 8:26 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good, but stomach upset from eating crappy
Thursday | April 14, 2016: 5 m run + 10 m run
Loc: hood, Temp: 46°/47°, Time: 43:22, Pace: 8:40 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Loc: DPRT/Kilbourne loop, Temp: 50°/52°, Time: 1:28:44, Pace: 8:52, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good, annoyed with bugs on trail
Friday | April 15, 2016: teaching strength class
Strength: sand bags and slam balls, Difficulty: medium, Felt: good
Saturday | April 16, 2016: 14 m run
Loc: to Lake Andrea and back, Temp: 40°/50°, Time: 2:10:35, Pace: 9:19 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good, until the last 1.5 miles – HUNGRY!
Sunday | April 17, 2016: 37.4 m ride (Efit) + 20 mins strength + 3 m run (incl. 5×1:00)
Loc: Bristol, Temp: 38°/65°, Time: 2:51:02, Pace: 13.1 mph avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Loc: hood, Temp: 67°/67°, Time: 25:29, Pace: 8:28 avg, Difficulty: mostly easy, Felt: good
Notes:
- This was a good week for my body to tell me it wanted some rest, because I was already feeling kind of lazy! I rested on Tuesday because I had run the previous six days and my body felt tired. Then on Thursday, I felt some twinges in my left knee during my runs, so I rested Friday. I felt the twinges (they come around mile 2.5 and last a few minutes) on Saturday, too. I think my left leg is OVER running on the camber of the road and it’s time to hit up the trails and get off the shoulders. Hopefully that helps! I’m going to pay attention to it and cut back (cry!!!!) if I need to. If not, the next two weeks will be high mileage then I’ll take a few days easy before the Wisconsin Half.
- It got hot here this weekend. High in the low 70s both weekend days. BLAH. Not ready for that, running-wise…
- … it was GORGEOUS for cycling though! We had an Efit cycling event on Sunday that we had planned way back at the beginning of the year to be our kick off session of intervals (and then a bonus ride after). I can’t believe how much we lucked out with the weather – especially after last week, ha! It was such a treat to get my bike off the trainer and ride outside. My bike rides so smoothly and I love it.
- I started thinking a bit about my pace for the Wisconsin Half. If the weather is right (and I feel right – questionable – my stomach’s been odd for weeks) I’ll be going for a PR. My previous PR is just under 8:30 pace, and I’ve had several easy 10 milers at 8:30 or under pace, so I could definitely try for faster than that!
- Xaarlin ran a fantastic (7+ minute!) Boston Marathon qualifying time at the Carmel Marathon yesterday and it just made my day! I was elated to see all her hard work result in her reaching a dream she’s been chasing for several years! Congrats, xaarlin!!!
Themocracy
I have felt that annoyance with the freaking wind, I had some really windy bike rides while injured…it just sucks the fun some days.
Have you tried a probiotic? I had tried some and they did’t help much, then I started on the generic CVS brand and it worked like a charm. I could tell a good change within a few days…just a thought.
My mom tried it recently and she tells me her tummy cooperates much better.
I know you can sub 1:50 🙂
The wind is SO much worse on the bike! Something that would be tolerable with running is suddenly unbearable!!!
I haven’t! Can you take them in pill form? It sounds like that is what you are talking about. I wonder if they’re vegan. Thanks for the idea! And for the HM vote of confidence 🙂
I’m glad you listened to your body and took some extra rest this week. It’s a hard pill to swallow especially so close to a race, but you absolutely did the right thing. I’m so excited to ride my bike again too!! The weather has been perfect for it. 🙂 I hope you figure out the stomach stuff. Probiotics do seem to help me a bit too- like the comment above. But it depends on what your tummy issue is.
And thank you for the kind words. It was a great day- one of those rare ones where everything came together for the best. But, not all was smooth for the race… To be continued 😉
I was thinking about you during my ride and how much you’re going to enjoy cycling this summer?
My tummy issue is… maybe not meant for the comment section. Ha ha!
LOL. Well, a smooth race would just be BORING!