Training Week 137
Highlight of the Week: My running club won the Elgin Valley Fox Trot this past Saturday! We got a club trophy and every team member gets a water bottle. Neat! Also… riding to Dairy Dream on Monday with Steven was a lot of fun. Bike ride to eat food that negates calories burned during ride? Count me in!
Monday | May 28, 2012: 15.5 m bike (with Steven)
Loc: Lakewood FP to Dairy Dream and back, Temp: 88°/92°, Time: 2:01:52, Pace: 7.6 avg, Difficulty: tiring
Tuesday | May 29, 2012: 7 m run (last 4 with GRC friends)
Loc: Rollins Savanna FP, Temp: 64°/61°, Time: 1:04:27, Pace: 9:13 avg, Difficulty: easy/medium
Wednesday | May 30, 2012: strength class
Strength: hurdle bars, medicine balls and dumbbells, Difficulty: hard
Thursday | May 31, 2012: strength + 3 m run
Strength: kettlebells, Difficulty: medium/hard
Loc: Neighborhood, Temp: 47°/46°, Time: 26:35, Pace: 8:51 avg, Difficulty: medium
Friday | June 1, 2012: 8 m run
Loc: Neighborhood, Temp: 49°/49°, Time: 1:21:15, Pace: 10:09, Difficulty: easy
Saturday | June 2, 2012: 2.25 m walk (Chicago Veggie Pride Parade)
Loc: Grant Park, Time: 23:51, Pace: 53:15 avg
Sunday | June 3, 2012: rest
Lessons learned:
- If I am running before sunrise at a forest preserve I need to wear glasses to keep the bugs out of my eyes.
- It may be the season to always carry a bottle, no matter the distance of the run. I had super dry mouth Tuesday morning.
- Don’t be worried about being the slow runner in a running club challenge. You may still help the team!
Reminders for next week:
- BIKE GLOVES BIKE GLOVES BIKE GLOVES! Don’t forget them! Put them with your bike!
Themocracy
Congrats on the team trophy! How cool!
I’m loving your “lessons learned” section. My lesson for the week? DON’T wear your white visor on a 12 miler immediately after getting your hair dyed. Not if you want it to ever be white again anyhow…
(and I’m always worried about being the slow runner. I should knock that off…)
I never even would have thought of that!
Please don’t be one of the runners who worries about being too slow. I really think that is holding a lot of people back. Your pace only matters to you.
Congratulations for your team’s win!
Oooo – bugs in the eyes – yuck! I always wear my glasses when running outdoors so I’ve never noticed this could be a problem.
Very nice work!! That trophy is awesome.
what is dairy dream? vegan ice cream shop? so excited to see you this weekend. saw your 5k giveaway, by any chance are you going to that event on Thursday evening?
Dairy Dream is a local ice cream place. They only have a few vegan things… I usually get a slushie! I wish they had vegan ice cream too!
I am excited to see you this weekend too! I have another appointment Thursday night so I am going to skip the interview. Are you going?
Hey, I think riding your bike to get food is AWESOME!