Training Week 272

by | Jan 4, 2015 | Running + Training | 19 comments

Highlight of the Week: Starting the new year with a workout with my dad! And actually being able to workout, right away in the new year. 

Week272 

Monday | December 29, 2014: 5.6 m run + teaching strength class
Loc: Millennium Trail, Temp: 27°/28°, Time: 53:32, Pace: 9:34 avg, Difficulty: easy/medium, Felt: good/hungry
Strength: Sand bags, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good, in shape
Tuesday | December 30, 2014: rest
Wednesday | December 31, 2014: 4.4 m run + 10 m bike/10 min core
Loc: Millennium Tail, Temp: -2°/-1°, Time: 42:07, Pace: 9:35 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Bike Time: 40:47, Pace: 14.7 mph avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: fine
Thursday | January 1, 2015: 10.3 m run (w/Dad on bike)/10 min strength
Loc: Indian Creek Trail/Overland Park, Temp: 30°/34°, Time: 1:41:28, Pace: 9:51 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: fantastic
Friday | January 2, 2015: 6 m run (w/Dad on bike)
Loc: Overland Park, Temp: 37°/37°, Time: 58:41, Pace: 9:46, Difficulty: decent, Felt: so full from lunch, ha ha
Saturday | January 3, 2015: 8 m run
Loc: Line Creek Trail (KCMO), Temp: 33°/35°, Time: 1:20:45, Pace: 10:05 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Sunday | January 4, 2015: 4 m run
Loc: Line Creek Trail (KCMO), Temp: 6°/8°, Time: 42:56, Pace: 10:44 avg, Difficulty: medium, Felt: okay

Notes:

  • I had the flu/some lung issues at the end of 2013 and in to 2014, so my January last year was… less than stellar. I am so grateful to be healthy and working out right away in 2015! 
  • And my first three runs of the year were in such nice weather! 30s and hardly any wind! Sunday was a dose of reality again – 6°F out and feels like -13°F because of 19 mph winds with gusts in the mid 20s. Ha ha, winter is here!
  • I also started 2015 out with my normal tracking spreadsheets, and some new ones. I just love tracking pointless data (like who my runs were with, in which state, etc.) even though I could very likely run a report on Garmin to tell me all that info. Eh, it makes it fun for me! So far, 50% of my runs this year were with my dad on his bike, and 50% of them were in Kansas, and the other 50% were in Missouri. Those stats will change very soon!

Link to Training Week 271

19 Comments

  1. running schlub
    running schlub on January 5, 2015 at 7:24 am

    I’m right they with you, starting the new year out healthy is a huge point that needs to be celebrated. So glad your workout fit the year started with your dad.

    • kilax
      kilax on January 5, 2015 at 9:22 am

      Yay! I hope that means you had the same! 🙂

  2. Michelle
    Michelle on January 5, 2015 at 7:58 am

    WOW, great week! Does running 7 days a week every burn you out? I have always been in awe of those who could run with no rest days in between! Great job!!

    • kilax
      kilax on January 5, 2015 at 9:23 am

      I take one full rest day each week (this week it was Tuesday) and try to run 5-6 days a week. With that, and most of my runs being easy, I don’t burn out 🙂

      • Michelle
        Michelle on January 5, 2015 at 9:28 am

        Oh I missed the Tuesday rest day…That rocks, regardless!!!!

  3. Black Knight
    Black Knight on January 5, 2015 at 11:29 am

    6 days running in a week: very very good. Glad you can make some workouts with dad. I would like to run with my son but at the moment he has some problems inside his knee.

    • kilax
      kilax on January 7, 2015 at 9:26 am

      Maybe he will ride his bike with you, like my dad does with me! 🙂

  4. Pete B
    Pete B on January 5, 2015 at 3:43 pm

    Way to rock in the New Year. No better way than by running! Spreadsheets are good, even as a backup, since Garmin’s website could lose all your data (or start charging to access it) and then what would we do? 🙂

    • kilax
      kilax on January 7, 2015 at 9:27 am

      Thanks for supporting my crazy data. And yeah, good point on Garmin… half the time the site won’t load, anyway! It’s a big buggy (probably cause there IS so much data in there!).

  5. jan
    jan on January 5, 2015 at 9:14 pm

    Great week! I love all of the stats you keep. This is going to be a tougher week of running with this weather…yikes!

    • kilax
      kilax on January 7, 2015 at 9:27 am

      Thanks!

      And yeah it is! One outdoor run and one indoor run so far. How are you dealing with it? 🙂

      • jan
        jan on January 7, 2015 at 10:27 am

        Well, Monday night I ran outside while it snowed. It wasn’t too bad at all actually. Last night I took a rest day because my knee hurt, but I probably would’ve made that one a TM run given that it was below zero. Today will probably be a treadmill run, although if it’s not windy, I really don’t mind sub-zero temps too much.

        • kilax
          kilax on January 7, 2015 at 10:51 am

          Oh man, is your knee better today?!

          Yeah, the sub-zero temps are fine with me, it’s that damn wind and ice! I hope the wind gives us a break, soon!

          • jan
            jan on January 7, 2015 at 11:22 am

            A little…it’s that normal nerve thing I always deal with. For some reason it makes my knee hurt. I hadn’t been adjusted in 6 weeks and I need to go every 4…the holidays just got in the way!

            • kilax
              kilax on January 7, 2015 at 2:30 pm

              Oh! I hope you get in soon and that makes it feel good again 🙂

  6. Amy
    Amy on January 6, 2015 at 12:02 am

    Very cool you and your Dad can run together!

    • kilax
      kilax on January 7, 2015 at 9:27 am

      Yeah! And I love that I get to blab on and on to him! ha ha!

  7. Mo (@rushourunner)
    Mo (@rushourunner) on January 6, 2015 at 10:50 am

    I have a pointless Excel sheet too. It’s the best thing ever.

    • kilax
      kilax on January 7, 2015 at 9:28 am

      YESSSSSSSSS. We should share ours! Maybe we are tracking some different things! 🙂