Training Week 379

categories Running + Training
By , January 22, 2017 6:01 pm

Highlight of the Week: My first runs of the year with people!

Monday | January 16, 2017: rest
Tuesday | January 17, 2017: 10 m run + 1,512 yd swim
Loc: VP Woods loop, Temp: 36°/37°, Time: 1:48:45, Pace: 10:52 avg, Difficulty: easy-ish, Felt: good, but a bit sluggish
Loc: FitNation, Pace: 2:03 min/100 yd avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: great
Wednesday | January 18, 2017: 3 m run
Loc: Chicago Lakefront Trail, Temp: 37°/38°, Time: 29:45, Pace: 9:54 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Thursday | January 19, 2017: 13 m ride + 5 m run (incl. 7×400)
Indoor Bike Time: 49:20, Pace: 15.8 mph avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good, just sore butt
Loc: Lake Andrea, Temp: 36°/36°, Time: 49:14, Pace: 9:51 avg, Difficulty: hard, Felt: challenged but strong
Friday | January 20, 2017: teaching strength class
Strength: AireX pads and medicine balls, Difficulty: medium, Felt: good
Saturday | January 21, 2017: 4 m run (w/Jen)
Loc: Lake Andrea, Temp: 49°/51°, Time: 48:30, Pace: 12:07 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: great
Sunday | January 22, 2017: 8 m run (w/Rachel)
Loc: White River Trail, Temp: 39°/42°, Time: 1:22:31, Pace: 10:19 avg, Difficulty: medium, Felt: fine, just a bit tired!

Notes:

  • I thought my legs would feel fresh Tuesday since I hadn’t run in two days, but they didn’t. I suspect that long car drive home the day before was to blame. I also thought it would be nice to run outside in the warm 30 degree temps… what I wasn’t accounting for was the shoulders I normally run in being sheets of ice! Eek! The temperature was nice at least.
  • We had unusually high temps a lot this week – I ran in shorts three times (and really could have for every run)!
  • I’ve been keeping up my planned speedwork for Frosty, even though I don’t plan on doing it. I’m still on the fence if I will pick another 5K or not!
  • I do want to get in better shape (read: lose weight) so the Wisconsin Half doesn’t suck though. And I just found out I need to do major hill training for RAGBRAI (more on that later). And I’d like to do a triathlon relay with some girlfriends. I am looking forward to training for those things!

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2 Responses to “Training Week 379”

  1. Anne says:
    January 23, 2017 at 9:42 am

    Yay runs with friends! 🙂 You’ll be my first run with a friend for the year! I thought the weather this past weekend was perfect for running – glad you could take advantage of it!

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