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
 

Training Recap Week of 9/21 and 9/28 (Route 66 Weeks 10 & 11)

How is it Wednesday already?  It's been a busy couple of weeks between work and training.  It has not left very much time for blogging.  I miss writing, but work and training are the priority right now.  Hopefully soon, things will return to normal again.

Week10


This week went okay.  I had to re-arrange my speed work from Wednesday to Thursday because I wasn't feeling great on Wednesday.  Had a solid long run though!  Second 18 miler of the cycle.

Monday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Tuesday
Scheduled: 5 miles easy pace
Actual: 5.16 mi, 52:25, 10:10 pace

Wednesday
Scheduled: 6 mile easy pace
Actual: 5.34 mi, 58:05, 10:52 pace

I took this very easy as my head was pounding...

Thursday
Scheduled: 5 x 1 mile (7:45-7:50 pace) plus warm-up + cooldown
Actual: 8.45 mi total
Paces: 7:49, 7:49, 7:47, 7:56, 7:44

Friday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Saturday
Scheduled: 5 miles easy pace
Actual: 5.01 mi, 49:48, 9:57 pace

Sunday
Scheduled: 18 miles easy pace
Actual: 18.0 mi, 2:54:04, 9:40 pace

Total miles: 41.96

Total September miles: 154.51

Miles until goal (1,250): 345.69
Cross Training: 0/4

Week 11

My legs were feeling very tired this week and achy towards the end of the week.  Tried to really stretch and roll during the week.

Monday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Tuesday
Scheduled: 5 mile tempo run (8:08-8:13 pace) plus warm-up + cooldown
Actual: 8.35 total miles
Paces: 8:15, 8:11, 8:03, 7:59, 8:05

Wednesday
Scheduled: 6 miles easy
Actual: 5.25 mi, 51:28, 9:48


Had to do this one in AM because I had an event in the evening.  Didn't leave enough time for all 6 miles.

Thursday
Scheduled: 7 miles easy pace
Actual: 7.05 mi, 1:06:10, 9:23 pace

Friday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Saturday
Scheduled: 5 miles easy
Actual: 5.0 mi, 48:25, 9:40 pace

Sunday
Scheduled: 12 miles long run 
Actual: 12.12 mi, 1:59:01, 9:49 pace

Total miles: 37.76

Total September miles: 168.00
Total October miles: 24.17

Miles until goal (1,250): 307.92
Cross Training: 0/4

Training recap week of 9/7 and 9/14 (Route 66 Week 8 & 9)

I went to write this week's recap and realized I hadn't posted the last two weeks training recaps.  Just been a couple of those weeks at work (in a good way!).  I expected that getting settled into work would disrupt blogging, so I am not surprised.  I figure I'll get caught up today on the previous two weeks and then do last weeks tomorrow (or Wednesday). 

Week 8

This week was not great; I was feeling really stiff and a bit in pain (mainly in my shins). This happened when I was training for Grandma's too. I don't seem to do too well with total mileage in the 40's.  I scaled back some runs this week to let my body recover a bit.

Monday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Tuesday
Scheduled: 7 miles easy pace
Actual: 7.0 mi, 1:08:49, 9:50 pace

Wednesday
Scheduled: 5 mile tempo (8:12-8:18) run plus warmup + cooldown
Actual: 7.1 miles total
Paces: 8:19, 8:13, 8:15, 8:18, 8:08

Thursday
Scheduled: 7 miles easy pace
Actual: 4.1 mi, 43:55, 10:42 pace

Friday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Saturday
Scheduled: 4 miles easy pace
Actual: 2.5 mi, 29:06, 11:39 pace

Felt really rough on this one; had to scale back on both the mileage and pace.

Sunday
Scheduled: 14 miles easy pace
Actual: 14.01 mi, 2:12:51, 9:29 pace

Total miles: 37.71

Total September miles: 78.81

Miles until goal (1,250): 429.39
Cross Training: 0/4

Week 9

This week went better, but I had to go on a business trip on Thursday to Detroit and wasn't able to get my run in. 

Monday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Tuesday
Scheduled: 5 miles easy pace
Actual: 5.04 mi, 49:19, 9:47 pace

Wednesday
Scheduled: Speedwork - 8 x 2mi @ 8:00-8:05 pace, 800m recovery plus warm up and cooldown
Actual: 7.17 miles total
800m paces: 8:18, 8:14 and 8:12, 8:14

Not quite were I wanted them to be (pace miles), but got them done.

Thursday
Scheduled: 6 miles easy pace
Actual: Rest

Friday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Saturday
Scheduled: 5 miles easy
Actual: 5.44 mi, 53:53, 9:55 pace

Sunday
Scheduled: 16 miles long run - 4 easy, 8 @ GMP (8:23-8:25), 4 easy
Actual: 16.0 mi, 2:25:03, 9:04 average pace
Paces: 8:23, 8:24, 8:23, 8:20, 8:22, 8:21, 8:22, 8:19

Felt pretty good on this one!

Total miles: 33.64

Total September miles: 112.45

Miles until goal (1,250): 387.65
Cross Training: 0/4

Training recap week of 8/31 (Route 66 Week 7)

Another week of training in the books!  I got all my runs in and am feeling like I am getting stronger with each run.  I won't lie, I was pretty spent all weekend with all the runs, but that's marathon training for you!

I was definitely feeling sad that I was missing the Disneyland Half weekend, but I tried to tell myself that it was better so I could get some solid training in.  It helped a little, but I was still feeling a little blue.  I just can't help it, I love runDisney race weekends!


Monday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Tuesday
Scheduled: 6 miles easy pace
Actual: 6.02 mi, 58:19, 9:42 pace

Wednesday
Scheduled: Speedwork - 8 x 800m @ 3:47-3:51 pace, 400m recovery plus warm up and cooldown
Actual: 8.05 miles total
800m paces: 3:48, 3:49, 3:47, 3:50, 3:48, 3:51, 3:48, 3:45

Thursday
Scheduled: 7 miles easy pace
Actual: 7.0 mi, 1:07:21, 9:37 pace

Friday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Saturday
Scheduled: 18 miles long run pace (9:20-10:20)
Actual: 18.02 mi, 2:55:26, 9:44 pace

This was my longest run since Grandma's and felt pretty good during the run!

Sunday
Scheduled: 5 miles easy pace
Actual: 5.0 mi, 48:15, 9:39 pace

Total miles: 44.09

Total September miles: 44.09

Miles until goal (1,250): 456
Cross Training: 0/4

Training recap week of 8/24 (Route 66 Week 6)

This week was not my best - overall.  I got some really quality runs for speedwork and long, but definitely struggled through some of the runs.  Since it was my last week at work, I had more outings/drinks/dinners then I planned and they interfered with my running.  We were out until 1:30am on Wednesday night!  I was dying on Thursday (to say the least).

Really proud of my speedwork this week if nothing else!

I also added some cross training in - workouts from LaurenGleisberg.com.  They were good workouts and I was definitely a bit sore after them!

Monday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest
Cross Training: Lauren Gleisberg - Booty Challenge workout

Tuesday
Scheduled: Speedwork - 4 x 1 mile repeats @ 7:50-7:55 pace plus warm up + cool down
Actual: 7.4 mi total
Paces: 7:54, 7:53. 7:51, 7:46
Cross Training: Lauren Gleisberg - Booty Challenge Arms workout

Wednesday
Scheduled: 6 miles easy pace, 9:20-9:50
Actual: 4.5 mi, 42:36, 9:28 pace

Thursday
Scheduled: 7 miles easy pace
Actual: 3.13 mi, 31:19, 10:01 pace

Considering how exhausted I was (and slightly hungover), I am pretty proud I got any of this run done!

Friday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Saturday
Scheduled: 14 miles long run- 4 miles long run pace (9:20-10:20), 6 miles goal marathon pace (GMP = 8:23-8:25), 4 miles long run pace (9:20-10:20)
Actual: 14.01 mi, 2:11:01, 9:21 average pace
GMP paces: 9:20, 8:50, 8:35, 8:26, 8:31, 8:12

I did not plan this run properly - my first 2.5 miles at GMP were up a massive hill (and my pace clearly reflected that).  They weren't quite were I want to be, but I am pretty pleased with how I am progressing.

Sunday
Scheduled: 6 miles easy pace
Actual: 6.0 mi, 57:40, 9:36 pace

Total miles: 35.02

Total August miles: 131.74

Miles until goal (1,250): 500.09
Cross Training: 2/4

Training recap week of 8/17 (Route 66 Week 5)

This week was better.  My 16 mile long run felt a million times better then my 15 the week before.  My tempo run on Wednesday also felt more comfortable then it had last time.  Progress is being made!

Monday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest
Cross Training: 21 Day Fix Total Body Cardio Fix

Tuesday
Scheduled: 5 miles easy pace
Actual: 5.00 mi, 48:25, 9:41 pace

Wednesday
Scheduled: 4 mile tempo pace (8:12-8:18) plus warmup + cooldown
Actual: 6.78 miles total
Paces: 8:35, 8:16. 8:06, 8:04

First mile was a little slow, but the last two I really picked it up.

Thursday
Scheduled: 6 miles easy pace
Actual: 2.97 mi, 31:05, 10:28 pace

I had a work thing on Thursday night, so needed to do my run in the AM.  Did not get up early enough to do all the scheduled miles.  Oops.

Friday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Saturday
Scheduled: 16 miles long run pace
Actual: 16.16 mi, 2:40:27, 9:56 pace

Sunday
Scheduled: 5 miles easy pace
Actual: 4.01 miles, 40:01, 10:02 pace

I swore my schedule said 4 miles, but realized afterwards that it was 5.  Oh well, only 1 mile short!

Total miles: 34.92

Total August miles: 96.70

Miles until goal (1,250): 535.16
Cross Training: 1/4

The (mental) games we play

#flystyle

One of the things I am really working on this year is my mental game.  Getting faster requires breaking that mental barrier.

I find I struggle most mentally when I am doing speedwork.  Sometimes I haven't even started speedwork and I'm already psyching myself out.

Last nights speed workout called for 4 x 1 mile repeats at 7:50-7:55 pace.  I had done 1/2 mile repeats two weeks before at that pace and it was hard.

Already doing my warm up, I was psyching myself out.  "My legs feel stiff."  "I am really tired."

You know the drill.

But this time, I decided to do something different.  You know when you hit ice when driving they say to steer into the slide?  Okay, I haven't really driven in 10 years, but I feel like I remember that saying.

Anyway, that's what I decided to do on my repeats yesterday.  I slide into the negative thoughts (just a little, I didn't give myself an out for the workout completely).  I gave myself a little leeway during the first one.  I told myself just to do my best and then I could go from there.

The first one was a little tough, but because I had no pressure on myself for that first one, I loosened up quickly.  And my pace picked up.  In the end, I was able to finish the first mile at 7:54.

From there, the remaining three weren't as mentally challenging.  I knew I could do it, even when originally it had seemed impossible.

I completed my remaining three mile repeats at 7:53. 7:51 and 7:46, getting faster with each one.

I am not sure if I will use this way of thinking all the time, but if it helped me with this speed workout, that works for me! 

What do you do to get over the mental hurdle?

Training recap week of 8/10 (Route 66 Week 4)

So... this was not a good week.  I didn't do Tuesday run because I can home New Orleans exhausted.  It should have been a sign.  The weekday runs I did do weren't too bad, but by Friday, I could tell I was getting a cold of some sort.

I was in bed by 9:30 on Friday night and when my alarm went off for my run, I felt so much better.  I wasn't 100%, but felt much better.

I wasn't prepared for the heat though - holy cow was it hot.  I had to back to pace off at the end of the long run because I was overheating.  I drank close to 60 oz on the run, which seems like a lot (even for 15 miles).  I felt okay during the day, but work up Sunday like a truck hit me.  I tried to get my run in, but had to cut it short because I was dying.

Figured it was better to cut a run short and get healthy sooner, then prolong the sickness.

Monday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Tuesday
Scheduled: 5 miles easy pace
Actual: Rest

Wednesday
Scheduled: 6 x 800m in 3:52-3:55 with 400m jogging rest plus warmup + cooldown
Actual: 6.44 miles total
Times: 3:54, 3:51, 3:53, 3:51, 5:52, 3:52

These were a little tough, but got them done!

Thursday
Scheduled: 5 miles easy pace
Actual: 5.25 mi, 51:15, 9:46 pace

Friday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Saturday
Scheduled: 15 miles long run (12 miles easy + 3 miles up-tempo)
Actual: 15.0 mi, 2:30:47, 10:03 pace

I dropped the pace on the 3 miles up-tempo because the heat was killing me.

Sunday
Scheduled: 4 miles easy pace
Actual: 2.16 miles, 23:23, 10:49 pace

Even these 2 miles were rough.  The pace shows it!

Total miles: 28.85

Total August miles: 61.78

Miles until goal (1,250): 570.05
Cross Training: 0/4

Training recap week of 7/27 and 8/3 (Route 66 Weeks 2 & 3)

Little behind, so trying to get catch up!  Week 2 went really well - was on vacation and had plenty of time to get my runs in.  It was nice to run in a different locations!

I always knew week 3 was going to be a down week. I had a girls weekend planned in New Orleans and since it's New Orleans in August, I knew a long run wasn't going to happen (and that I might be a little hungover).

Week 2

Monday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Tuesday
Scheduled: 3 miles easy pace
Actual: 3.0 mi, 29:35, 9:51 pace

Wednesday
Scheduled: 3 miles with 1 minute hard, 2 minutes easy plus warm up + cooldown
Actual: 5.0 miles, 52:40, 10:33 average pace

This one was H-O-T.  I took the 2 minutes very easy since it was ungodly hot out.

Thursday
Scheduled: 3 miles easy pace
Actual: 3.01 mi, 29:20, 9:45 pace

Friday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Saturday
Scheduled: 2 miles easy pace
Actual: 2.0 mi, 19:07, 9:33 pace

Sunday
Scheduled: 14 miles long run
Actual: 14.0 miles, 2:17:57, 9:51 average pace

Another hot one!  Is it fall yet?

Week 3

Monday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Tuesday
Scheduled: 4 miles easy pace
Actual: 4.0 mi, 38:59, 9:44 pace

Wednesday
Scheduled: 3 miles tempo pace (8:25-8:30) plus warm up + cooldown
Actual: 5.65 miles, 52:16, 9:15 average pace
Paces: 8:29, 8:20, 8:26

These paces weren't as bad as I thought!  They weren't easy, but they weren't impossible - which is good since that is goal race pace!

Thursday
Scheduled: 5 miles easy pace
Actual: Rest

I had a work thing so had to move this to Friday AM.

Friday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: 3.18 mi, 30:49, 9:42 pace

Saturday
Scheduled: 13 miles long run
Actual: Rest

This was scheduled, but I always knew it wasn't going to happen.  At least it was at the beginning of the training cycle!

Sunday
Scheduled: 4 miles easy pace
Actual: 4.1 miles, 40:17, 9:50 pace

It was too hot to even do 4 miles outside, so we went did our run on the treadmill (my friend Vanessa runs too and we spent time catching up on the treadmill during our runs).

Total miles: 43.94

Total July miles: 76.56
Total August miles: 32.93

Miles until goal (1,250): 598.90
Cross Training: 0/4

Training recap week of 7/20 (Route 66 Week 1)

Happy Sunday everyone!  Sorry for the week off - I was at the beach on vacation and I promise I had every intention of posting... But the house we were staying at didn't have wifi!  Seriously, I could not believe it.  It was kinda nice to be disconnected for a week though!  But now I am back ready to get back to it.

This was the first week of Route 66 training.  I can't believe it's time to start training already!  My coach has me easing into speedwork and high volume mileage.  It felt good to be following a schedule again.

Before I get into the recap, I wanted to say a word about my schedule/training.  As I said before, I am working with a fellow Oiselle Volee member (Volee is the new name for the Flock!) for my training schedule.  This schedule was created specifically for me, based on my current paces, fitness levels and goals.  I share it here to hold myself accountable.  I do not post this as a schedule for others to follow.  I am not a coach, so please don't follow this as it was not created for universal use (plus, I don't share all the details, so you'd likely be missing key pieces).

That said, let's get to the recap!

Monday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Tuesday
Scheduled: 3 miles easy pace
Actual: 3.0 mi, 29:36, 9:51 pace

Wednesday
Scheduled: 5 miles with 10 x 30 second pickups at up pace
Actual: 5.0 miles, 47:30, 9:30 average pace

First attempt at a faster pace.  Need to remember what those paces feel like - I was all over the place.

Thursday
Scheduled: 4 miles easy pace
Actual: 4.0 mi, 38:33, 9:38 pace

Friday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Saturday
Scheduled: Rest
Actual: Rest

Sunday
Scheduled: 12 miles long run (9 miles easy + 3 miles up tempo)
Actual: 12.0 miles, 1:55:02, 9:35 average pace

Did this run on vacation at the beach - it was hot, hot, HOT!  I wasn't sure if I could do those last 3 miles at the required pace (8:45-9:00), but I pushed through and got it done!

Up tempo paces: 8:52, 8:45, 8:43

Total miles: 24.01

Total July miles: 65.56

Miles until goal (1,250): 642.83
Cross Training: 0/4

Two on Tuesday

You might remember I did the Hot Chocolate 15K last year and it was a lot of fun!  I registered this weekend to do it again in April.  One of the best parts of this race is the swag - in addition to the awesome chocolate bowl at the end, you get a great jacket.  Mine from 2014 is really warm and has been in constant rotation this winter.  They've redesigned the jacket, so I won't be getting the same one.  They've also introduced medals this year - I love it (above).  How could you not love a chocolate bar medal?

In other race news, I am officially registered for the Route 66 Marathon!  I mentioned this in my Year 2 recap, that this was on my list year to complete Oklahoma.  Registration opened yesterday - I am all registered and excited for another marathon!  And similar to Hot Chocolate, you get a jacket with your registration.  Love that!

Anyone else running either race?