First of all, no I didn't fall off the face of the planet... I'm here, and I have a lot of posts to catch up on.
Week 4 Recap:
Monday - 3 - Completed - Walked 1, Bodyworks class for an hour, then ran 3 (last mile at an 8:51 pace which is 5k pace and very difficult for me).
Tuesday - 7 - Completed, but late - Two very sick girls woke up in my house Tuesday. So between doctor visits and fevered baby cuddling... the run didn't happen, so I moved it to Wednesday. First thing Wednesday morning I ran 7 and walked 1.
Wednesday - 4 - Completed, but late - Since Tuesday's workout moved to Wednesday, this moved to Thursday. I got in my 4 miles Thursday morning.
Thursday - 8 - Missed - Since Wednesday shifted to Thursday, this would shift to Friday, BUT the long run is the most important run of the week, and I didn't want to jeopardize my long run by doing an 8-miler the day before. I know some people can, but 8 with 16 the next day is not in my reportoire!
Friday - Off - Completed
Saturday - 16 - Completed - Wow... sweet misery. The day started off with a 5k, where I was pacing a couple of friends. Then I went straight to the lake to finish the long run. I contemplated doing the full 16 at the lake instead of just the 13 I had remaining after the 5k, but my body was clearly having an off day. More details in a future post! But it was done. Total for the day 16.1 miles running, 1.7 miles walking.
Sunday - Off - Completed
Week 5 Schedule:
Monday - 3
Tuesday - 8
Wednesday - 3
Thursday - 8
Friday - Off
Saturday - 18
Sunday - Off
As has been the theme lately, this week will be challenged by the fact that it's spring break and I have all the kidlets home AND my mom is flying in early tomorrow morning for a visit!
Monday, March 14, 2011
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Remember the mix of hard and easy days is there for a reason. Why did you take one of your easier days (the Monday 3-miler) of which you already had tacked on x-training or strength (whichever Bodyworks would count as), and then run the last mile at 5K pace. If you are in a basebuilding phase, maybe consider taking those easy days easy? Especially since this was a 38-mile week after a 25-mile week. Just some thoughts, as always, take with a grain of salt.
Yep, not sure why I ran that fast mile. It might have been an "I'm tired and I want this to end". It should be an "easy" day. I intend to add any speedwork to Tuesdays, not Monday. I try to always do the bodyworks on Monday (it's more strength, not a ton of cardio). And yes, the mileage increase seems off-kilter due to the vacation... ;-) Would NOT recommend that kind of an increase normally.
I know that you are a strong runner. But since you have newer runners reading this, you may want to include more "this works for me but normally not recommended." or Lessons learned "even coaches push when we should take it easy" sections. This is why a lot of running coaches have another coach who oversee their training so that it's another layer of making you try to live what you preach. You might want to consider that.
I don't know how you do it! I saw how busy you were while just "relaxing" on vacation - I can't imagine keeping up with all the kids, family, Spring Break AND training for a marathon. You go, Girl!!
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