Highlight of the Week: SO MANY!!! Running during the lunar eclipse, catching up with Emily during the half marathon (and feeling fantastic!!!), and getting a special post-marathon treat!
Monday | October 6, 2014: 3 m run + teaching strength class
Loc: hood, Temp: 58°/57°, Time: 30:16, Pace: 10:05 avg, Difficulty: medium, Felt: good
Strength: Cone and one dumbbell, Difficulty: medium, Felt: decent enough!
Tuesday | October 7, 2014: rest
Wednesday | October 8, 2014: 8 m run
Loc: hood, Temp: 43°/42°, Time: 1:20:55, Pace: 10:07 avg, Difficulty: easy/medium, Felt: pretty good!
Thursday | October 9, 2014: 5 m run
Loc: Ray Lake FP, Temp: 58°/57°, Time: 53:55, Pace: 10:47 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: a bit meh
Friday | October 10, 2014: teaching strength class + 3 m run (w/Bobbi) + 2 m walk (w/Steven)
Strength: Cone and one dumbbell, Difficulty: easy, Felt: okay – IT bands so sore
Loc: Grayslake, Temp: 40°/40°, Time: 32:03, Pace: 10:41, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good / dumb for forgetting my dark gear
Saturday | October 11, 2014: Prairie State Half Marathon (w/Emily)
Loc: DPRT, Temp: 35°/51°, Time: 2:13:50, Pace: 10:13 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: fantastic
Sunday | October 12, 2014: 4 m run
Loc: Millennium Trail, Temp: 51°/53°, Time: 41:48, Pace: 10:27 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good, but hot!
Notes:
- Monday’s post marathon shake-out run was crucial before teaching class! I had been sitting at my desk all day, and that made my stiff legs even worse. I felt a bit odd the first 3/10ths of my run then it clicked and I felt great, and felt good teaching class too (minus coming down to the ground for pushups – man those hip flexors were SORE!).
- Overall, I recovered fairly quickly from the marathon, minus some lingering tightness in my IT bands. By the end of the week, they were starting to feel “back to normal.”
- I was annoyed I was going to miss the lunar eclipse Wednesday morning by being on the train… so I decided to run during my normal train time (and take a later one)! Wow. Just wow. Seeing the full eclipse was amazing, especially when it turned “blood orange.” I am so happy I got to see it! My photo above is super meh-town, but check out these!
- Holy cow – Week 260 = 5 years that I have been blogging my workouts! Nuts! I actually reference these posts a lot, so I am happy I track this info.
Dang what time do you usually get on the train? Crazy early?
You definitely recovered from your marathon quickly. Awesome!
I usually take the 5:23. Sometimes the 4:56. The earlier I get downtown, the earlier I can come home and still pretend to have some of my day left 🙂
Thank you!
Ouch! I guess it is good to get home early. And lucky you can take the train & avoid traffic too!
Wow, that run during the eclipse sounds amazing. And congrats on the 5 years of blogging!
Thanks! 🙂