Training Week 492

by | Mar 24, 2019 | Running + Training | 8 comments

Highlight of the Week: Seeing so many amazing vistas on my runs!

Monday | March 18, 2019: 13 m run + teaching strength class
Run location: Trumpet/VP Woods Loop, Temp: 29°/27°, Time: 2:11:02, Pace: 10:05 avg, Difficulty: easy then medium, Felt: good, thirsty at the end
Strength: body bars and sandbags, Felt: good
Tuesday | March 19, 2019: 7 m run
Run location: Chicago Lakefront Trail, Temp: 32°/31°, Time: 1:09:51, Pace: 9:58 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: great, ready for rest day!
Wednesday | March 20, 2019: rest
Thursday | March 21, 2019: rest
Friday | March 22, 2019: teaching strength class + 5.2 m run (incl. 7×400) + 20 min walk (w/Steven)
Strength: body bars and sandbags, Felt: good, but so tired
Run location: Grayslake, Temp: 37°/32°, Time: 52:00, Pace: 10:00, Difficulty: medium/hard, Felt: decent, but sore from class (???)
Saturday | March 23, 2019: 15 m run + teaching fitness boxing
Run location: Trumpet/Pine Dunes Figure 8, Temp: 24°/28°, Time: 2:40:17, Pace: 10:41 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: really good!
Strength: whole body, core, and boxing, Felt: good
Sunday | March 24, 2019: 4 m run
Run location: hood, Temp: 49°/48°, Time: 40:59, Pace: 10:14 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: really good!

Notes:

  • My work and social schedule was a bit nutso this week/weekend. I’m glad I woke up extra early several days to fit runs in, but that’s not sustainable for me. I need more than six hours of sleep a night, on average.
  • I was exhausted a lot this week – on Thursday, after two crazy days in the office. On Friday, when I woke up feeling super sick to my stomach (again, like last week). On Sunday, after going to bed at 3:00 am (duh). Hopefully things are more normal next week!
  • All that being said, all my workouts felt great this week!
  • My Sunday run was my first one outside this year in shorts and a tee, and it felt amazing. Yay!

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8 Comments

  1. Amy
    Amy on March 25, 2019 at 3:09 am

    But it sounds like Saturday’s run was really cold – brrr! I am amazed you can do 15 miles in those temps.

    • kimhastheruns
      kimhastheruns on March 25, 2019 at 10:28 am

      Actually, there was almost NO wind so it felt great! I had on long sleeves with warmers over it, and a vest and felt great!!! But yeah, those temps could be MUCH worse with wind!

  2. Chaitali
    Chaitali on March 25, 2019 at 8:15 am

    It looks like you had some beautiful views during your runs last week! But yeah, it definitely sounds like more sleep is in order. Hope you get to catch up on the sleep this week 🙂

    • kimhastheruns
      kimhastheruns on March 25, 2019 at 10:28 am

      I already am! I slept in past 6 am today WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT! 🙂 I will run after work 🙂

  3. kathy
    kathy on March 25, 2019 at 10:46 am

    You are really getting back up there with the miles for running…glad its feeling good 🙂 SO cold, omg.

    • kimhastheruns
      kimhastheruns on March 25, 2019 at 11:18 am

      Yeah! I may go for 50 this week so I am at 200 for the month! Muah ha ha. (And work is stressing me out so much; running helps). LOL! It was not that bad!

  4. Shelley B
    Shelley B on March 25, 2019 at 10:55 am

    I always love the running horizon shots you get – makes me want to try that, but then I remembered that mine would mostly be a black screen because I run in the dark, LOL.

    • kimhastheruns
      kimhastheruns on March 25, 2019 at 11:19 am

      Thanks! And LOL! You should start posting those to prank me 😉 I would love to see some of your vistas though!