Training Week 408
Highlight of the Week: My late evening Tuesday run.
Monday | August 7, 2017: 4 m run + teaching strength class
Loc: hood, Temp: 71°/71°, Time: 43:52, Pace: 10:58 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good, just hot
Strength: sandbags, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Tuesday | August 8, 2017: 1,008 yd swim + 7.2 m run
Loc: FitNation, Time: 22:20, Pace: 2:13 min/100 yd avg, Difficulty: easy-ish, Felt: good to stretch out
Loc: VP Woods loop, Temp: 79°/70°, Time: 1:18:36, Pace: 10:55 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: great
Wednesday | August 9, 2017: rest
Thursday | August 10, 2017: 3 m run
Loc: hood, Temp: 83°/79°, Time: 32:36, Pace: 10:48 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good, but legs still a bit stiff/sore
Friday | August 11, 2017: teaching strength class + 924 yd swim + 3 m run
Strength: sandbags, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Loc: FitNation, Time: 20:38, Pace: 2:14 min/100 yd, Difficulty: easy, Felt: fine
Loc: hood, Temp: 73°/73°, Time: 32:33, Pace: 10:51 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: happy it was overcast
Saturday | August 12, 2017: 5 m run (incl. 10×1:00)
Loc: Lake Andrea, Temp: 61°/66°, Time: 50:27, Pace: 10:05 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Sunday | August 13, 2017: 7 m run + 11.6 m ride
Loc: VP Woods Loop, Temp: 59°/68°, Time: 1:21:35, Pace: 11:39 avg, Difficulty: hard, Felt: tired tired quads
Loc: up Kilbourne and back, Temp: 74°/72°, Time: 43:52, Pace: 15.9 mph avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Notes:
- We’re doing a sandbag workout in my classes this week. My students hate sandbags. So much that I haven’t made them use them since April of last year! I have new students now, and this was their first time with them, and yep, they didn’t like them either. My guess as to why is that they are hard to grip and awkward – on purpose. They do a lot for your hand and lower arm strength. And that’s not something that gets worked a lot – even on the instructor! My lower arms were sore on Tuesday, and they felt like heavy rods during my swim, but they eventually felt better!
- I typically don’t run in the late evening, but I did Tuesday and the low humidity was SUCH a treat!
- Someone was able to read my tattoo at the gym Friday. Yay! Ha, I can’t see it since it’s on my back, and was curious if the ink is fading so that you can’t read it. I’m happy to hear it isn’t.
- There was a kids triathlon going on when I did my run at Lake Andrea on Saturday. During my cool down, I came across a kid lying on the grass in the shade so I stopped to see if he was alright. He was thirsty and wanted to quit, so I gave him some water and encouraged him to walk, but he wouldn’t. I went to look for his parents, found them, and came back, and he had started moving again. Oh, kids. Ha ha.
- Sigh, my quads were not happy to be running Sunday am! They felt a little sore when I started and I thought they’d warm up. I almost felt better after three to four miles, but by that point, I said “screw it” and called it a day at seven (I was planning on ten+). So… yeah, last week I mentioned I wanted to do my speedwork separate from my long run, and I did – but doing it the day before my long run is even worse on my legs! I rode my bike a few hours after my run though, and felt great!
Themocracy
That sandbag workout destroyed me. I was beyond sore, I was damaged! It wasn’t my arms or “gripping muscles”, it was my hamstring and glutes! Not sure how I will survive today. Don’t kill me!
It should be easier this week since you muscles got a little used to it last week!
I need to do awkward workouts like carrying sandbags, since I signed up for another Spartan Race next year.
Yeah! And you can probably find things around the house to use that are awkward to carry 🙂