Highlight of the Week: A bike ride with my dad!
Monday | August 8, 2016: 5 m run + attic work + teaching strength class
Loc: hood, Temp: 78°/79°, Time: 50:47, Pace: 10:09 avg, Difficulty: medium/hard, Felt: tired
Strength: plates and cards, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good!
Tuesday | August 9, 2016: 3 m run + attic work
Loc: Chicago Lakefront Trail, Temp: 83°/85°, Time: 29:23, Pace: 9:47 avg, Difficulty: hard, Felt: not good – too hot, headache, might throw up
Wednesday | August 10, 2016: 12 m ride + basement work
indoor Ride Time: 48:24, Pace: 14.9 mph avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Thursday | August 11, 2016: 5 m run + basement work
Loc: hood, Temp: 84°/89°, Time: 50:44, Pace: 10:08 avg, Difficulty: hard, Felt: so hot, thankful for the breeze
Friday | August 12, 2016: teaching strength class + 700 m swim (breastroke, w/Anne) + 4 m run (incl. 5×400) + attic work
Strength: plates and cards, Difficulty: medium, Felt: good
Loc: Grayslake pool, Temp (outdoor): 75°, Time: 21:58, Pace: 2:40 min/100m, Difficulty: medium, Felt: okay! (but tired and hungry)
Loc: hood, Temp: 79°/77°, Time: 38:56, Pace: 9:44 avg, Difficulty: medium, Felt: better than earlier in the week!
Saturday | August 13, 2016: 9.7 m ride (w/Dad) + attic work
Loc: DPRT, Temp: 75°/75°, Time: 53:01, Pace:11.0 mph avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Sunday | August 14, 2016: rest (attic work)
Notes:
- After taking four days off running to work on house stuff last week, I thought my legs would be peppy on my first run back on Monday. Nope. They felt SO tired. Blah! I was standing on my feet and going up and down stairs and ladders, and in and out of the attic for days, so that explains it! Tuesday’s run was even worse – hotter and I felt headachey and like I might throw up. Oh joy. At least now I know what to expect next week!
- My running mileage was ridiculous(ly low) again this week, and I think it will be again next week. Sigh. I need those runs – I am starting to lose it, a bit! (“It” being my mind, but also, my fitness level.) But, I did get to run more this week, than last (since I took lunch breaks at work, and worked out then) and I am grateful for that.
- I am also grateful my dad and I could do a short bike ride on Saturday! We rode mountain bikes on a crushed trail by my house. It feels so different for me to ride a mountain bike when all I’ve been riding is a road bike!
- We’re at that time of year when lots of people are missing strength class because of vacations/etc., and to be honest, it’s discouraging to instructors to have so many people not show up. Hopefully things will get back to “normal” in September!
I love those photos from your strength classes! It looks like your class is having fun even if it’s emptier than usual. Those runs at the beginning of the week sound tough, hopefully this week goes a bit better.
Thanks! That is my main goal – to make it fun for my students!!!!
I hope this week is better too. I am about to try my first lunch run in a bit!
You would think the little break would have pepped up the legs, just a little. Bummer. It is just so hot, it isn’t much fun out there – if you have to miss runs to work on the house this is the time. I think it is good you are knocking out the bulk of the work and when it is cool, you should be able to relax and enjoy it more!
You’re right – even though it’s not an ideal time to be working in the attic, it’s not an ideal time to be running either! Maybe I should start taking a break most Augusts! (Instead of my typical May or June break)