Training Week 360
Highlight of the Week: Running long with Gina! Swimming again! Teaching fitness boxing again!
Monday | September 5, 2016: 8 m run
Loc: ML Loop, Temp: 78°/85°, Time: 1:21:41 Pace: 10:12 avg, Difficulty: medium, Felt: good until the last mile THEN SO THIRSTY AND HOT
Tuesday | September 6, 2016: 4 m run
Loc: Chicago Lakefront Trail, Temp: 82°/88°, Time: 38:29, Pace: 9:37 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: surprisingly good, considering the weather
Wednesday | September 7, 2016: 1,071 yd swim (alt. breaststroke & freestyle) + 10 m ride + 3 m run
Loc: FitNation, Time: 2:36 min/100 yd, Pace: 30:02 avg, Difficulty:easy, Felt: good, happy to swim again!
Indoor Ride Time: 39:45, Pace: 15.1 mpg avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good, annoyed with sensor
Loc: Pine Dunes FP, Temp: 88°/83°, Time: 29:29, Pace: 9:48 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Thursday | September 8, 2016: teaching strength class
Strength: dumbbell and cardio/core circuits, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good, but a bit sleepy and out of it
Friday | September 9, 2016: teaching strength class + 609 yd swim (alt., but mostly breaststroke) + 6 m run (incl. 1:00/2:00 x5)
Strength: dumbbell and cardio/core circuits, Difficulty: easy, Felt: tired from teaching the same workout <12 hours prior
Loc: FitNation, Time: 19:36, Pace: 2:58 min/100 yd avg, Difficulty: medium, Felt: weak, hungry, like I had bonked
Loc: hood, Temp: 77°/79°, Time: 59:03, Pace: 9:50, Difficulty: medium, Felt: decent, appreciated the breeze
Saturday | September 10, 2016: teaching fitness boxing + 3 m run
Strength: Step and boxing, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good, energetic
Loc: hood, Temp: 70°, Time: 29:22, Pace: 9:46 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good, minus bathroom emergency
Sunday | September 11, 2016: 13 m run (w/Gina)
Loc: In to WI loop, Temp: 58°/70°, Time: 2:07:48, Pace: 9:50 avg, Difficulty: mostly easy, Felt: good!
Notes:
- I was excited to start swimming laps again this week (the outdoor pool I use closed for open swim on the last Friday in August), and hope it’s something I keep doing. My swims this week were not without incident though! On the first one, I scrapped my knee on the bottom of the pool (it’s shallower than I am used to) and on the second, I felt like I was bonking – I was super low on energy. Next week should be better! (And then there was the lady also using the pool who cornered me in the locker room to talk to me about how awful it is that the pool is so short and hot, then lectured me about healthcare… luckily I saw her again the second time, ha.)
- I had some interesting encounters on my runs this week, too – there was the person Monday who commented on how much I sweat, the person who bought my drink Tuesday, then there was another incident Saturday! A truck coming toward me on the street went to the center of the street to give me space (yay!) but then I noticed the passenger had their window down and was leaning out. Oh great, I was thinking. What is this going to be about? The person leaned out the window, and yelled at me “Have a great day, beautiful!” Ha. That was NOT what I was expecting!
- We had a huge turnout for the first fitness boxing class in two months! It’s always fun when we have a big group – people feed off of each other’s energy.
- Gina is here for Skamp!!! We did her long run today (it’s her last cutback week before peak week for Chicago, then she tapers) on the roads. I took her on a route through Wisconsin, cause I knew she’d get a kick out of running in a new state. I suspected my road routes might only be good for solo runners due to the shoulder widths, and parts of this run definitely confirmed that – it’s too narrow and rocky to be side by side. We’re gonna check out some of the trails while she is here, too. It’s such a treat for me to have her here and get to run together (and hang out all day!)!!!
- My right knee is still feeling a bit odd – like it’s bruised on the kneecap or something. I am definitely keeping an eye on it. I am hoping it’s just something leftover from house construction work!
Themocracy
Boy, you’ve had a lot of random people with commentary, haven’t you? So glad you and Gina are having a great time together! Say hi to her for me!
I have! It was a weird week. I will tell her hello!!!! 🙂
I was thinking that when I saw the fitness boxing photo, it looked like a big turnout! I definitely like the energy of a big class, at least before the point where it gets too crowded. I hope the knee feels better this week.
Yeah! And I hope these aren’t getting too crowded. We do have a set amount of people since we try to keep the studio small and intimate, but I let more in for boxing lol!
Sorry to hear about your right knee – I wish you the speediest of recoveries! Yay for the big boxing class. Anne and I have already been talking about us all getting together for another one in October. =)
Thank you!
Ooo! I hope you can come again! 🙂
That is good class is filled up! It is fun to get the energy flowing. That is exciting Gina is going to run Chicago. Will you run some with her? cheer? which reminds me- I want to ask some (more) advice if you don’t mind! I will email you soon.
Sometimes I get bad twinges and pains but they pass without too much ado…hopefully your knee will be that way.
Nice job getting your schedule rolling again 🙂 Beware of chatty swimmers…
I will cheer 🙂 I don’t bandit races, lol 🙂 Hopefully my response to your email was somewhat helpful!
I am hoping my knee will be the same. I hope it is just all “WTF what that?!” about August.