Highlight of the Week: A fantastic long run and a course PR at my 5K! And getting back on track with my mileage after vacation!
Monday | February 16, 2015: 12 m run (w/Kelly) + 10.1 m ride + teaching strength class
Loc: Grayslake, Temp: 8°/8°, Time: 2:02:20, Pace: 10:12 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Bike Time: 39:11, Pace: 15.5 mph avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good, sweaty!
Strength: Body bars, Difficulty: easy/medium, Felt: okay
Tuesday | February 17, 2015: 5 m run (w/Kelly)
Loc: Grayslake, Temp: 15°/15°, Time: 48:37, Pace: 9:43 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: tired
Wednesday | February 18, 2015: rest
Thursday | February 19, 2015: 8.1 m run (first 7.3 w/Kelly) + teaching strength class x2
Loc: LSC, Time: 1:12:07, Pace: 8:54 avg, Difficulty: easy/medium, Felt: so thirsty/dry mouth
Strength: Medicine Balls and Boxing, Difficulty: Medium, Felt: good
Strength: Medicine Balls and Boxing, Difficulty: Easy, Felt: regretting going so hard in the first class, ha ha
Friday | February 20, 2015: teaching strength class + 6.3 m run (w/Dawn)
Strength: Boday Bars, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good, but tired (sleepy)
Loc: LSC, Time: 1:02:08, Pace: 9:52, Difficulty: x, Felt: good, but tired (sleepy)
Saturday | February 21, 2015: 16 m run
Loc: hood, Temp: 21°/26°, Time: 2:35:32, Pace: 9:43 avg, Difficulty: mostly easy, Felt: surprisingly good!
Sunday | February 22, 2015: Frosty Footrace 5K (+ 1 m WU)
Loc: Round Lake, Temp: 13°, Time: 22:58, Pace: 7:20 avg, Difficulty: hard, Felt: okay!
Notes:
- The top of my ankle hurt a bit when I wore my running shoes in Mexico, and I thought it was because I got a pedicure that included a foot massage the day before I left. I noticed when I got back though, that the newest shoes I was wearing (in the newest model I have of the shoe) rub me a bit in that spot, especially with thicker, winter socks on. I’ve had to loosen all the laces on my right shoe only! Weird!
- I had a little panic this week about the ultra on April 11, because, 1. I seemed to somehow forget about it. AGAIN.2. I realized I would run a lot more 20s and 22s for a marathon than I am for this ultra, and 3. I pushed the previous week’s long run to this Monday because of the weather and felt like a lame-o for it. But… I feel better this week. I keep reminding myself that I wrote a plan, and remembered I was running the ultra when I wrote it, that the ultra is for FUN, and that, yes, the weather SHOULD get better in March so longer runs outdoors are safer <— being super optimistic here.
- My Saturday long run this week was fantastic. The weather was AMAZING – in the 20s the whole time and hardly any wind. What a treat!!! And I did something I would never do in the summer – left my fluids and food in a bag by my front door and only ran to it three times during the run. I just felt so lazy and didn’t want to carry anything! Ha ha. It worked well, minus my honey stinger waffle completely freezing!
- Teaching four times this week after essentially not doing any strength training while on vacation? Yeah… not the best idea I’ve had in awhile. Follow that up with a long run and a 5K race? I am surprised those both went so well! Ha ha! (I’ll have the 5K race report published tomorrow!)
You are in beast mode. I’m waiting for things to snap into place but you are inspiring me to work harder. I’ve read a bit about ultras and for beginners I’ve read that it’s not too much more than marathon training, depending on the distance obviously so I’m sure you’ll be good with your long runs! I think you’ll kill it, just keep up the good work.
Aww, thank you so much for the nice compliment! You seem like you are doing a lot! What do you want to change about your training to work “harder”? 🙂
Oh yeah. When I trained for my first ultra I had such an easier mindset about it than for a marathon, since it was for fun and I knew there would be walk breaks and epic food stations. I am not sure why I keep feeling odd about this one – maybe I am treating it a bit nonchalantly… even for me? Ha ha.
Eh just life has been a bit hectic so I’ve missed a few days when I should have run. I’d also like to make one of my mid-week runs a little longer (maybe like 8 miles) but I don’t know if I should with all the new stuff I’ve added in. I think I just feel weird after so long with marathon training that 3 and 4 mile runs feel like cheating!!!
I feel that way after marathon training too. And honestly… I crave those longer midweek runs to clear my mind! I totally get why you want to fit them in! One thing at a time though, right? 🙂
I know. Maybe I’ll hold off a bit until the clocks change back and I can use the longer runs to get a bit of sunlight!
Look at all those miles this week! And you’re worried about the ultra? Pshaw.
Ha ha! Thanks!
Very jealous of that 5k time. Wow! You sound like me – I leave everything in my mailbox and loop by as needed. I don’t like to carry all that stuff. I like to run free.
Thanks 😉
Yeah, since I normally wear a backpack in the summer, I don’t care for the handheld in the winter (the backpack feels like too much over my coat)! I like free hands! My husband went to the porch to see what was in the bag – I guess the Pink Victoria’s Secret bag caught his attention!
What kind of shoes? I had this issue with the newest Wave Riders. Nice 5K! What ultra are you doing and how long??
With the Asics Gel Cumulus 15s. I had been wearing the 14s for a looooong time. I am doing the Kal-Haven trail ultra – it’s 33.5 miles.