Training Week 350
Highlight of the Week: Running up and down the mountain in Alaska / biking in Alaska / swimming with Anne!
Monday | June 27, 2016: 4 m run
Loc: Eagle River, AK, Temp: 58°/60°, Time: 41:52, Pace: 10:27 avg, Difficulty: hard then (un!)easy, Felt: decent
Tuesday | June 28, 2016: 21.75 m ride (w/Dad & Will) + 1.4 m hike + 3 m run (counting as tempo)
Loc: Anchorage, Temp: 63°/65°, Time: 2:05:38, Pace: 10.4 mpg avg, Difficulty: easy/medium, Felt: good
Loc: Mt Baldy, Temp: 68°/68°, Time: 21:08, Pace: 7:02 avg, Difficulty: easy/hard, Felt: okay/out of breath
Wednesday | June 29, 2016: rest
Thursday | June 30, 2016: 5 m run
Loc: hood, Temp: 79°/78°, Time: 46:41, Pace: 9:20 avg, Difficulty: medium, Felt: hot, upset stomach toward end
Friday | July 1, 2016: teaching strength class + 800 m breaststroke swim (w/Anne) + 6 m run + 4 m run
Strength: body bars, Difficulty: medium, Felt: good to be back!
Loc: Grayslake outdoor pool, Temp (air): 61°/61°, Time: 22:36, Pace: 2:36min/100m, Difficulty: easy, Felt: great
Loc: hood, Temp: 66°/66°, Time: 56:48, Pace: 9:27 avg, Difficulty: hard, Felt: hot, sore quads (again)
Loc: hood, Temp: 67°/67°, Time: 37:56, Pace: 9:28 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good, enjoyed the breeze
Saturday | July 2, 2016: 3 m run
Loc: hood, Temp: 67°/70°, Time: 29:18, Pace: 9:46 avg, Difficulty: hard, Felt: hot and physically tired
Sunday | July 3, 2016: rest
Notes:
- My Monday run was up toward the top of the mountain (Mt. Baldy) our rental house was on in Alaska. It was a challenging run – 850 feet up in two miles! But the view was amazing and I got to see a moose up close!
- Cycling in Anchorage on Tuesday is definitely one of my favorite memories from the trip, and I am so happy I got to do it! Speaking of cycling – my RAGBRAI packet came this week! WOOT WOOT! Four more weeks!!!
- I ended up running down Mt. Baldy (on the roads) around 11:00 pm on Tuesday (the night before we left Alaska). Man. What a run. It was 1260 feet down. It was at 5K pace, but not quite 5K effort. But I still hit lactate threshold and my feet were BURNING. Fun and scary all at once! I knew it would kill my quads and it did – I was really feeling it on Thursday’s run (and Friday’s and Saturday’s).
- Bobbi was telling me about corn remover bandages so I got the Dr Scholl’s brand to try and HOLY CRAP guys – it works! Whatever they put on the bandage softens up the area around the corn so you can take it right out, pain free. It will likely come back, but now I can remove it. SCHWEET. Cause I have to say it – I paid for these bandages on my own and this is my unbought opinion.
- Friday was my first time using my Garmin watch to count laps in a pool. I was pleased with how well it worked and how easy it was to use! Anne and I plan to swim more this month!
- Monthly recap time! May was such a crap month I was determined to make June better, and I did! June left me feeling much happier. In June I ran 180 miles and cycled 74.9 miles (6 indoor rides, 2 outdoor rides). I taught 6 strength classes and 2 fitness boxing classes, and did 5 strength sessions at home. I went hiking once (that I am counting from our trip anyway – there were a few other things I never turned my watch on for) and on one walk. My coldest outdoor run was 54°F and my warmest was 89°F.
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I so need to get back to Alaska for a visit. Great job last week!
I hope you get a chance to go back!
Thanks!
What an awesome week of workouts! I’m happy that swimming laps ranks with running and biking in Alaska! I loved our Friday double, but my arms… not so much! They finally feel kind of normal today.
My arms were still a bit sore during my run today! I was wondering if it was still from Friday – not sure what else would have made them feel that way!