Highlight of the Week: Fun strength classes and a long run with Rachel!

Monday | February 4, 2019: 11.2 m run + teaching strength class
Run location: Lake Andrea out and back, Temp: 47°/44°, Time: 1:58:22, Pace: 10:34 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: great!
Strength: Kettlebells and Airex pads, Felt: good
Tuesday | February 5, 2019: rest
Wednesday | February 6, 2019: 4.5 m run (incl. 3×800)
Run location: hood, Temp: 33°/32°, Time: 45:12, Pace: 10:02 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good!
Thursday | February 7, 2019: 4.1 m run + massage
Run location: hood, Temp: 34°/35°, Time: 45:48, Pace: 11:10 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: fine, cautious on the ice-covered roads
Friday | February 8, 2019: teaching strength class + 10 m run
Strength: Kettlbells and Airex pads, Felt: good, strong
Run location: Field House, Time: 1:48:48, Pace: 10:53, Difficulty: mostly easy!, Felt: mostly good!
Saturday | February 9, 2019: teaching strength class + 16 m run (w/Rachel)
Strength: kettlebells, body weight moves, and boxing, Felt: great
Run location: Lake Adrea/Outlet Mall/VP Woods Loop, Temp: 16°/20°, Time: 2:58:10, Pace: 11:08 avg, Difficulty: mostly easy, Felt: mostly good!
Sunday | February 10, 2019: 3.1 m run
Run location: hood, Temp: 28°/28°, Time: 32:02, Pace: 10:20 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: great

Notes:

• It was so warm Monday (high 40s and windy, ha ha – that seems warm now) that I took some leave from work so I could do a longer run in the warmth. Totally worth it!
• I got a massage on Thursday! I hadn’t had one since mid October. Shame on me! I made them a monthly thing most of last year and then somehow skipped November and December (and thought about getting one January, but was furloughed and didn’t think I should spend the money).
• If last week was all about the snow then cold, this week was all about the ice… then cold. Thursday’s run was pretty slick, and I ran inside Friday because it was 5°F out, but hella windy. I’m grateful for access to indoor running means!
• And I like that I can work on my gait and mental game on the indoor track! I usually listen to a podcast then turn on music at the end of the run to speed up.
• I did NOT mean to do back to back long runs on Friday and Saturday. That was my mistake for not coordinating better with Rachel! I knew we were running 16 (she is training for the Milwaukee Marathon in April) but didn’t ask which day. Oops. I felt fine for both, and the normal amount of sore after the 16.
• I used my new hydration vest on the 16-miler. Steven’s dad got it for me for Christmas (aka THIS IS NOT SPONSORED). I like my previous Nathan vest (also a gift from Steven’s dad!) so much (it was just ripping and smelly) that I went with Nathan again, with the VaporAiress. I thought it would be weird since it sits a lot higher than my previous vest and doesn’t adjust on sides it actually felt GREAT! I just have to get used to having higher pockets and straps to deal with while running.
• So, obviously cycling is not a priority right now. Oops? I better get on the bike – I am teaching a cycling class on February 23rd!
• Strength class was a lot of fun this week and my abs were so sore from it! Laughing hurt this weekend!
• I was so lucky to get to run and visit with Rachel three weekends in a row! I will miss her company next weekend!

Link to Training Week 485