Highlight of the Week: Getting out for a run in the rain Sunday. It rained all weekend. Saturday was windier with more downpours, and Sunday was a bit lighter, for which I was grateful! I want to save the treadmill runs for icy/snowy days.

Monday | November 26, 2018: teaching strength class
Strength: medicine balls, Felt: too hot
Tuesday | November 27, 2018: 3.3 m run
Loc: Chicago Lakefront Trail, Temp: 24°/25°, Time: 32:47, Pace: 9:56 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: great!
Wednesday | November 28, 2018: 4 m run
Loc: hood, Temp: 22°/23°, Time: 41:08, Pace: 10:16 avg, Difficulty: easy/medium, Felt: good until the second half in to the wind!
Thursday | November 29, 2018: rest
Friday | November 30, 2018: teaching strength class + 5 m run
Strength: medicine balls, Felt: fine
Loc: hood, Temp: 35°/37°, Time: 53:15, Pace: 10:39, Difficulty: medium, Felt: thirsty, hungry, and worn out!
Saturday | December 1, 2018: teaching fitness boxing + 15 m ride + ninja gym
Strength: kettlebells and boxing, Felt: fine
Indoor Ride Time: 57:10, Pace: 15.8 mph avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Sunday | December 2, 2018: 7.3 m run
Loc: VP Woods loop (reverse), Temp: 39°/36°, Time: 1:17:15, Pace: 10:35 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good, wet

Notes:

• I was all pumped to start my week off with a run but I had a crappy pressure headache and did not run, wah.
• Another “I was pumped, wah wah,” story – it finally warmed up on Friday (in to the 30s!) and the sun was out, and I thought my run would be glorious but I felt out of it, like I was bonking the last two miles of a 5-miler. Ha. It happens.
• I actually rode my bike (because it was raining and super windy outside, ha)! My butt hurt (duh), but it felt good to ride again!
• On Saturday I went to one of those “ninja” gyms, like where you can try the American Ninja Warrior obstacles. More on that tomorrow!
• I don’t monitor my heart rate when I work out, but my watch records it, and I find the data useful to look at after I work out – my heart rate is usually up on runs that feel crappy for no reason. I don’t plan to start paying attention to it while I run, except to check in on it if I feel strangely crappy. I already know to slow down if I feel crappy when running (unless it’s speedwork).
• Monthly recap! In November I ran 92.3 miles (19 runs), cycled 0 miles, and swam 0 yards. I did 0 speed sessions and 0 hill sessions. LOTS OF ZEROES!!! My coldest run was 22°F and my warmest was 62°F. I taught 7 strength classes, 2 fitness boxing classes, and did 1 one-on-one sessions. Eek, another month of mostly running, and not that much variety in it! Oh well.

Link to Training Week 475