2 on Tuesday

Work has been going well.  I am about 2.5 months in and its everything I've hoped it would be.  I haven't been working crazy hours, but the hours I am at work are packed.  Last week, I took a trip to San Diego for a meeting.  This would not normally stress me out, but I found out on Friday after I already arrived at work with my stuff for Wine & Dine.  In short, I ended up running home for appropriate clothing and flew directly to San Diego from Orlando.  And back to New York the next day.  Needless to say, it was a crazy week last week!  I had never been to San Diego before, so after my meeting and before my flight, I walked around the downtown and waterfront.  It really was beautiful.  Hopefully, next time I am in San Diego it will be for longer.

 

I woke up over the weekend with the feeling a cold was coming on.  And of course, it is marathon week.  I usually get a little taper cold, but this feels worse then normal.  Two people on my team have had a cold over the last month, so something is going around.  I stocked up on Theraflu (my favorite) and Emergen-C.  I plan on getting lots of fluids and sleep.  Fingers crossed it's a short cold and goes away soon!

Training recap week of 11/9 (Route 66 Week 17)

This is it!  Hard to believe that the race is this Sunday.  This SUNDAY!!!

The last week of training was up and down.  I had to do some re-arranging of my schedule as I had to take a work trip on Wednesday and wasn't able to run. 

I am definitely in the taper period now - I had mystery pains all week during my runs.  In weird places that had not hurt all training cycle.  I know it's the taper, but it definitely messes with your head.

However, my last long run on Saturday could not have gone better.  My legs were a little tight for the first 2 miles, but then loosened up. My last two miles at race pace felt great.

Monday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Tuesday
Scheduled: 5 miles easy pace
Actual: 3.0 mi, 30:01, 10:00 pace

Was still in Disney and had to cut it short due to time constraints.

Wednesday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Thursday
Scheduled: Speedwork - 4 miles tempo (8:00-8:05 pace), plus warmup and cooldown
Actual: 6.06 mi total
Paces: 8:23, 7:56, 7:55, 7:56

First mile wasn't great, but the final 3 miles were right on pace.

Friday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Saturday
Scheduled: 10 miles - 8 miles easy, last 2 miles @ goal race pace (8:23-8:35)
Actual: 10.0 mi, 1:32:14, 9:13 average pace
Paces (last 2 miles): 8:18, 8:22

Sunday
Scheduled: 4 miles easy pace
Actual: 4.05 mi, 38:11, 9:26 pace

Total miles: 23.11

Total November miles: 52.27

Miles until goal (1,250): 110.96
Cross Training: 0/4

Training recap week of 10/26 and 11/2 (Route 66 Weeks 15 & 16)

Almost caught up - last couple of weeks!

Week 15

This week was pretty intense - last long run, 22 miles!

Monday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Tuesday
Scheduled: 5 miles easy pace
Actual: 5.0 mi, 48:35, 9:43 pace

Wednesday
Scheduled: Speedwork - 6 miles tempo pace (8:00-8:05), plus warmup and cooldown
Actual: 8:05 total
Paces: 8:38, 8:22, 8:23, 8:39, 8:17, 8:02

This whole tempo was not pretty.  It felt hard the entire time.  Not the greatest confidence builder going into a 22 miler, but here's hoping I got all my crappy runs out of the way before the race.

Thursday
Scheduled: 4 miles easy pace
Actual: 3.27 mi, 34:32, 10:33 pace

Legs did not feel good today either after the tempo run.

Friday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Saturday
Scheduled: 22 miles long run pace
Actual: 22.23 mi, 3:31:01, 9:29 pace

Sunday
Scheduled: 5 miles easy pace
Actual: 4.65 mi, 46:14, 9:57 pace

Total miles: 43.20

Total October miles: 168.31
Total November miles: 4.65

Miles until goal (1,250): 159.53
Cross Training: 0/4

Week 16

This is the home stretch!  Last full week before taper.  This week was supposed to include the Wine & Dine Half, but due to lightening, the race was decreased to 7ish miles.  I also skipped my run on Sunday since I didn't go to bed Saturday night until almost 6am and by the time I awoke it was 90 out.

Monday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Tuesday
Scheduled: 5 miles easy pace
Actual: 5.07 mi, 50:50, 10:01 pace

Wednesday
Scheduled: Speedwork - 10 x 800m in 3:40-3:43, plus warmup and cooldown
Actual: 9.53 miles total
Paces: 3:44, 3:38, 3:40, 3:40, 3:41, 3:41, 3:39, 3:41, 3:43, 3:34

Thursday
Scheduled: 4 miles easy pace
Actual: 4.12 mi, 46:32, 11:18 pace

Friday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Saturday
Scheduled: Wine and Dine Half Marathon
Actual: 6.86 mi, 1:04:54, 9:28 pace

Sunday
Scheduled: 3 miles easy pace
Actual: Rest

Total miles: 25.51

Total November miles: 30.16

Miles until goal (1,250): 134.02
Cross Training: 0/4

Training recap week of 10/12 and 10/19 (Route 66 Weeks 13 & 14)

Continuing to catch up on re-caps.  I hope to be better in the future!

Week 13

Week 13 was tough as I was recovering from Brooklyn and definitely a bit stiff.  So I took my runs easy to make sure I was fully recovered.


Monday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Tuesday
Scheduled: 5 miles easy pace
Actual: 5.01 mi, 51:08, 10:12 pace

Wednesday
Scheduled: Speedwork - 8 x 800m @ 3:40-3:43 pace, plus warmup and cooldown
Actual: 7.64 mi total
Times: 3:42, 3:42, 3:39, 3:43, 3:43, 3:40, 3:40, 3:38

Legs were stiff, but my paces were right on target!

Thursday
Scheduled: 6 miles easy pace
Actual: 6.0 mi, 55:52, 9:18 pace

Friday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Saturday
Scheduled: 20 miles long run pace
Actual: 20.0 mi, 3:12:39, 9:38 pace

Sunday
Scheduled: 5 miles easy pace
Actual: 3.0 mi, 31:38, 10:32 pace

My legs were really sore, so I cut this one down to 3 miles. 

Total miles: 41.66

Total October miles: 92.32

Miles until goal (1,250): 240.17
Cross Training: 0/4

Week 14

Honestly, I wish I had something deep to tell you about this training week.  But it's been a couple of weeks, so nothing specific stands out.  Oh well, that is what you get when you wait weeks to do recaps.

Monday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Tuesday
Scheduled: 6 miles easy pace
Actual: 6.11 mi, 1:01:37, 10:05 pace

Wednesday
Scheduled: Speedwork - 5 x 1 mile @ 7:45-7:50, plus warmup and cooldown
Actual: 7.96
Paces: 8:18, 8:07, 7:52, 7:49, 7:44

This one started rough, but ended up con pace (or pretty close to it).

Thursday
Scheduled: 6 miles easy pace
Actual: 5.21 mi, 51:52, 9:57 pace

Friday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Saturday
Scheduled: 14 miles long run - 2 easy, 10 at goal race pace (8:23-8:35), 2 easy
Actual: 14.0 mi, 2:07:05, 9:04 average pace
Paces: 8:35, 8:26, 8:29, 8:29, 8:26, 8:33, 8:27, 8:32, 8:36, 8:16

Sunday
Scheduled: 5 miles easy pace
Actual: 4.15 mi, 45:10, 10:53 pace

Total miles: 37.44

Total October miles: 129.76

Miles until goal (1,250): 202.73
Cross Training: 0/4

Training Recap week of 10/5 (Route 66 Week 12)

This post should probably be titled "When you realize you are now 4 weeks behind in recaps".  Oops.  My goal really is to at least get my training recaps up weekly, but between work and training, I am exhausted at night.  Both come first, so blogging gets pushed to the back.

I'm going to try and get caught up this week though.  We'll see.

First up is Week 12 - which included Rock n Roll Brooklyn.  If you follow me on Instagram, you already know how it went.  It went AMAZING! My goal was between 1:43 and 1:45 and I ran a 1:43:04 (which is 4:35 off my previous PR).  I will be getting a full race recap up, but let's just say I am still in disbelieve that it happened.  Even waiting to start, I had doubts about whether or not I could do it.  But, as one of my goals for 2015 was to work on mental toughness, I told myself to ignore them and just see how it went.  Take it one mile at a time.  And it worked!  More to come when I (finally) get to the recap!

This week was a bit of a mini taper heading into the race, so not too much intensity.

Monday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Tuesday
Scheduled: 4 miles easy pace
Actual: 4.14 mi, 43:59, 10:37 pace

Wednesday
Scheduled: Speedwork - 4 miles moderate with 10 x 1 minute pickups, plus warmup and cooldown
Actual: 6.0 mi, 55:06, 9:11 pace

Thursday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Friday
Scheduled: 2 mile shake out run
Actual: 2.18 mi, 22:20, 10:14 pace

Saturday
Scheduled: RnR Brooklyn Half Marathon (plus a warmup)
Actual:
Warmup: 0.5 mi, 4:57, 9:54 pace
Race: 13.22 mi, 1:43:04, 7:48 pace (based on Garmin)

Sunday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Total miles: 26.09

Total October miles: 50.66

Miles until goal (1,250): 281.83
Cross Training: 0/4