Week 12 of Marathon Training: Oct 26 – Nov 1

Time to reset – I ended up making a revised 7 week plan to take me to the marathon.  I doubt I will be able to break the 4 hour mark, but hopefully I will be able to complete unlike last year.  Once I take the pressure off (of the Sub4 goal), everything gets easier.  And I’m sure the cooler weather helps!

Monday – 5 miles (44:53).  I went out with the plan to run 5 miles easy.  My stride was somewhat choppy in the beginning and it felt like I was moving super slow, so I was extremely surprised by my times.  9:17, 9:00, 9:00, 8:53 & 8:42.

Tuesday – Elliptical: 30 minutes and Body Pump!

Wednesday – Lunch: 3 miles (26:53).  First mile was a warm up in 9:37 and the last two miles had some speed work thrown in at an 8:00 pace with a 9:20 recovery pace.  Group Run: 4 miles (39:18 – the first 2 were 10+ min pace and the last 2 were at around 9:15 pace).

Thursday – Rest Day.

Friday – Unplanned Rest day.  I was supposed to run 3 miles, but it was raining and I didn’t feel like it, so I didn’t run.

Saturday – Ran the 3 miles I skipped on Friday.  Nice and easy, no watch.

Sunday – Ran 17 miles!  I completed the DRC half (13.25) and finished up with another 3.75.  I was actually extremely pleased with my half marathon.  I haven’t done a long run in several weeks and the ones I had done were a run/walk.  I started off going nice and easy and was just hoping to run as much as possible and wanting to be under 2:06.  I was able to run the whole thing (except water stops because I still have not mastered running and drinking without choking) and ran a negative split!  2:02:14. The first half of the race was completed in 1:02:18 and the second half was completed in 59:56.  After the race I did an easy 3.75 while cheering on the runners still out on the course.

 

Half:  9:48, 9:24, 9:38, 9:30, 9:07, 9:15, 9:14, 9:05, 9:09, 9:10, 8:54, 9:11, 8:47, & 8:12 to finish.

Extra miles: 9:51, 9:50, 9:50 & 9:40 to finish.

 

Total miles = 32 miles for the week!

Week 9 of Marathon Training: Oct 5 – Oct 11

Monday – A glorious 5 mile run in the evening.  The weather was cool (still tank top weather, but not sweltering) and I decided on no watch – just my music.  It felt great!

Tuesday – Had another work dinner so I hit the gym for a quick 2 miles (16:37 – 8:19 pace).

Wednesday – Group run: 4 miles (37:05 – 9:16 pace). 9:56, 8:53, 9:06 and 9:08.

Thursday – Rest day

Friday – Ran 4 miles

Saturday – Run/walk 7 miles.  My heart wasn’t in it!

Sunday – Off Day – went for a 45 minute walk at night to get my steps in.  I guess these fitness tracker things are motivating

 

Total miles: 22 miles.  Wednesday I got notified of a large loss on one of my work accounts and being stressed out absolutely kills my motivation for working out.  All weekend I was down, anxious, and stressed out over it that I didn’t do much….

 

Although I am half through marathon training, I have skipped some long runs and haven't done perfect, but I still have a solid 2 months before the race.  That is 6 weeks of work, followed up with 2 weeks of taper, so I should still be OK.  Last year I tried to do a bit too much and that along with life just caught up to me.  I am trying to mimic my first (Chicago) marathon training plan and am ahead of schedule on that one.

Week 8 of Marathon Training: Sept 28 – Oct 4

Monday – Lunch: 3 miles!  Home: 6 miles.  The weather is finally only hitting highs in the low-90s, so most of the time it was only been in the 80s when I get my run in.  So much better!

Tuesday – Had a work dinner, so hit the gym in the basement of the building between work and the dinner.  2 miles (17:30 – 9:10 & 8:20), then lifted arms – bent over row, shoulder press, bicep curl, chest press, triceps extensions, and leg raises.

Wednesday – Lunch: 3 miles.  Evening: Group Run: 4 miles.  Followed up with some (Chicago) 312 Beer!

Thursday – Top Golf and sand volleyball sort of day. There was no running and no ‘true workout,’ but I woke up super sore on Friday!

Friday – Off Day

Saturday – 16 miles (2:44:02 – 10:15 pace).  This run went extremely well.  I did 10.5 miles and ended up back at the house, had to charge the watch/iPod for 30 minutes then went out for the last 5.5 miles.  Ran the full 16 in new shoes and had no problems.

Sunday – Off Day – surprising how good I felt after 16, no soreness or fatigue.

 

Total miles: 34 miles.  Right on target!

Week 7 of Marathon Training: Sept 21 – Sept 27

Monday – Lunch: 3 miles!  Home: 5 miles (47:58 – 9:35 avg).  My legs were super tired, but I just kept it easy and was pretty happy at the end of this run.  9:36, 9:36, 9:38, 9:39, 9:27.

Tuesday – Rest Day!

Wednesday – Lunch: 3 miles.  Group run from Palio’s 3.09 miles in 28:51 (9:21 pace – 9:44, 9:23, 8:59 & 8:42 pace to finish).  Then pizza and beer on the patio!

Thursday – Lunch: 3 miles

Friday – Rest Day

Saturday – Easy 5 mile run

Sunday – Rest Day

 

Total miles: 22 miles.  Not the best week of running, but I am definitely starting to feel better on my runs!

Week 6 of Marathon Training: Sept 14 – Sept 20

Monday – Rest Day!

Tuesday – Gym: 3 miles in 27:22 (9:07 pace).  0.50 warm up at 9:30, 1.50 miles at marathon pace – 9:05, and then kept picking it up a bit over the last mile!  Then Body Pump time.  For some reason I could not handle the same weight I did last week, so I had to scale is down a bit.  Not sure if the run took it out of me, didn’t eat (well) enough, or just wasn’t my day.  Still managed a good workout!

Wednesday – Lunch: 3 miles.  Group run: 4 miles (38:28 – 9:37 pace).  10:10, 9:39, 9:18, 9:20.

Thursday – Lunch: 3 miles

Friday – Rest     

Saturday – 14 miles.  Ran 1.6 miles before the Tour de Fleurs 20K. The first 6 or so miles of the races went well, the last 6 miles of the race were a struggle!

Sunday – Lake/football day!

 

Total miles: 27 miles and Body Pump! 

Week 5 of Marathon Training: Sept 7 – Sept 13

Monday – Lake Day!

Tuesday – Lunch: 2 miles.  Gym: 3 miles (26:13 – 8:44 pace) – speed interval.  0.50 easy (9:30 pace)/0.50 speed (under 8 pace).  Body Pump!

Wednesday – Lunch: Ran 3 miles.  Group Run: 4 miles – it is amazing what 10 degrees cooler temperatures can do for your run (and confidence)!

Thursday – Rest Day!

Friday – Lunch: 2 miles (17:18 -8:39 pace) – a few speed intervals.  Evening: 2 miles (18:03 – 9:01 pace).  Small hill repeats. 9:08 & 8:54

Saturday – 5.28 mile run (50:07 – 9:30 pace).  I extended my 5 mile loop a bit and it added the nice hill.  Today’s run was supposed to be longer, but my legs weren’t having it.

Sunday – 10 miles.  I did my 5 mile loop twice, stopped at home between just for enough time to switch out my water bottle.  I was still doing my 0.10 walk/0.90 run ratio.  First loop 5 miles in 52:15 (10:27 pace) and my second loop – 5 miles in 50:10 (10:01 pace). I keep reminding myself that my LSD - Long Slow Distance runs are supposed to be 60-90 secs slower than your marathon pace.  The goal is just to get the miles on the legs and your legs used to working for longer periods of time.

 

Total miles: 31 miles and Body Pump!  Overall I am pretty happy with this week: Good total miles, a bit of speed/hill training, back-to-back runs on the weekend, and some strength training.

I’m excited to have a race next weekend (20K) and will add a little bit of mileage before & after for my long run!

Week 4 of Marathon Training: Aug 31 – Sept 6

Monday – Ran 3 miles with a couple of hill repeats. 27:24 (9:08 pace).  9:28, 9:05 & 8:51

Tuesday – Gym Day: Elliptical for 30 minutes and Body Pump! 

Wednesday – Lunch: Ran 3 miles.  Then did some bridemaid's dress shopping.

Thursday – Rest Day.  Played a couple games of sand volleyball 

Friday – Lunch: Ran 3 miles

Saturday – Ran 13 miles

Sunday – Lake Day!!!

 

Total miles: 22 miles and a little bit of strength.  A lot less miles than I wanted, but I did get the long run done!

Week 3 of Marathon Training: Aug 24 – Aug 30

Monday – Lunch: 3 easy miles. 

Tuesday – Lunch: 3 miles.  Got a last minute invite to the Rangers game with some friends.  Good thing I had a workout bag with me.  Switched my Tuesday strength workout with my Thursday run!

 

Wednesday – Lunch: 3 miles.  A solid group run of 4 miles.

Thursday – Rest Day

Friday – Lunch: 2 easy miles with a few 0.25 pickups thrown in.  Tested out some of the machines in the weight room: chest press, leg extension, leg press, squats with overhead press and bicep curls (since I missed weights on Tuesday).

Saturday – Long Run: 11 miles.  I was really happy with this run, it took me a bit to get functioning and going, but once I did, it was a breeze.  I stuck with my 0.1 walk/0.9 run.  I do that for several reasons: to save energy and restrict myself from using too much energy early on and dying at the end and to emulate water stations which I walk through on the course.  I kept it easy and finished with a 10:20 pace.  I went out 5.5 miles and back 5.5 miles, took a gel at Mile 5 and felt great for the second half.  Then went and got Whataburger and discovered that they have root beer milk shakes – awesome!

Sunday – Rest Day!  Sunday Funday – went to friend’s house and relaxed in their pool.  Trying to soak up as much summer as I can before it is over.

 
Total miles: 26 miles and a little bit of strength.

 

This concludes the first part of my marathon training plan of the base phase, now to start building.  Both the weekly mileage and the long run.

Week 2 of Marathon Training: Aug 17 – Aug 23

Monday – Lunch: 3 easy miles. 

Tuesday – Gym: Spin 15-20 extremely easy, just got the legs moving.  At Body Pump I went extremely heavy on the first 3 exercise, increasing all of my weights.  Squats, chest, and back.  I feel that hits all the main groups.  I did my normal weights for everything else.  I will be feeling it tomorrow.

Wednesday – Lunch 3 miles. 

Thursday – Lunch: 2 miles.  It was a perfect running day, 71 – cloudy and a slight breeze!  Had to get another run on the beautiful evening: 5 miles in 46:26 (9:28, 9:07, 9:12, 9:03 & 8:50).  Felt great to get this run in.  It is hard to judge how good your runs are or how much you are improving when it is 95+ degrees out.  Total of 7 for the day!

Friday – Rest Day!

Saturday – 8 miles for the day.  I did my 5 mile loop, stopped back at the house for some water and fuel, then went back out for 3.  Still trying to get my body used to the long run!

Sunday – Was scheduled for 4 miles today.  Ran the first one, and my legs were just not getting going.  So I walked the last 3 as a shake out!

 

Total miles: 25 miles and 1 day of spin/strength

Week 1 of Marathon Training: Aug 10 – Aug 16

Monday – Lunch: 3 easy miles.  Dinner was out at Old Chicago – to start carbing up for my training.  I used to go there every Tuesday while in college and they finally opened a location in Dallas!

Tuesday – Gym: Spin 30 minutes and Body Pump

Wednesday – Lunch 3 miles.  Evening: 3 miles of baby hills.

Thursday – Lunch: Ran 3, walked 1 to get to my total of 4.  Legs are tired from Tuesday/Wednesday work.

Friday – Rest Day!

Saturday – On the schedule was 10 miles, which I got in, however it was in two separate 5 mile runs.  It was way too late by the time I got up and moving on Saturday, so I did a 5 mile loop in the morning, followed up with a 5 mile loop in the evening.  Not the best method, but OK as long as I don’t do it for EVERY long run.

Sunday – Rest Day!

 

Total miles: 23 miles and 1 day of spin/strength

Weekly Recap: Aug 3 – Aug 9

Monday – Lunch: Ran 3 miles.  I have my work route established!

Tuesday – Gym: 28 min spin and Body Pump.  Then I finished up my shoulder workout with the second coat of paint for the back bedroom.  Mark just has to finish up the edges.

Wednesday – Lunch: Ran 3 miles

Thursday – Walked 2 miles.  I hadn’t been sleeping well and just feeling pretty dang tired, so I took it easy

Friday – Ran 3 miles

Saturday – Biking 24 miles

Sunday – Rest Day at the lake!

                                                                  

Weekly Mileage: 11 running miles, 1 strength workout and 1 bike ride.  Not as many running miles as I would have liked, but the 2 other days of spinning/lifting and biking make up for it.

Today is the start of marathon training! 

Weekly Recap: July 28th – Aug 2nd

Monday – Gym: 4 miles (34:50 – 8:42 pace).  I did a 0.50 mile warm up, then did 0.50 speed (8:00 pace) and 0.25 recovery (9:40 pace) and the last 0.50 at a comfortable pace.  I felt really strong in this workout, like I could have done a couple more repeats.  Afterwards a few planks for good measure. 

Tuesday – Gym: 20 minutes of spin and Body Pump!

Wednesday – Lunch 2.5 miles.  Today was the first day I had to try and find my new running route for lunch breaks.  I found one that didn’t work.  Another that took me through a shit ton of bees.  But I think I have a way figured out.  Going to try it tomorrow and see if I can figure out my 0.25 mile markers.

Evening: Group Run 4 miles

Thursday – Lunch: Ran 2.5 miles.  Still perfecting the route, didn’t quite get it right today, but I have it figured out for next time!  Then it was out for 3 volleyball matches, where I played pretty well.  I had a few good hits and a couple of almost blocks.  I had my timing down and got my hands on the ball, just wasn’t far enough over the net. 

Friday – Off Day

Saturday – Melon 5K and Little’s Alzheimer’s Tournament.  The Melon Dash went really well except for my watch being dead when I got there, even though I had charged it the night before.  I think it was powered on when charging, so when I took it off the charger, it was on and drained the battery.  Either way, it was a good thing because I just ran based on feel and had no concept of pace and I did way better than I expected. (25:47 - 8:19 pace).  After that I raced home to grab Mark & Jack to get out to the Little’s volleyball tournament.  I played really good, my team lost in the championship – to Mark’s team.  But I definitely had the highlight of the day with my huge block!  And that will be talked about for a long time!!!!

Sunday – 3.5 miles.  For some reason I thought I was at 17 miles before today and only needed 3 miles to hit 20 for the week….oh well.

                                                                             

Weekly Mileage: 19.6 running miles and 2 days of sand volleyball.

Weekly Recap: July 20th – July 27th

Monday – Lunch: Ran 3 miles. 

Tuesday – Gym: 30 minutes spin.  I used to do a 1:1 ratio of work:rest, this week I upped it to 2:1.  After that was Body Pump!

Wednesday – Lunch: Ran 2.  Group Run: 4 miles, starting and finishing at What’s on Tap where I tried out a new Shandy, made from Blackberries!  Pretty good.

Thursday – Lunch: Ran 3 miles around the lake.  It is the last day in our office, so my last time running that route.  I’ll have to create a new one.

Friday – Off day/office move day.  We were so busy unpacking and figuring out this new office, I didn’t want to take a long lunch to run, had to get some work done!  We all get convertible desks – standing or sitting.  I’m hoping to stand a couple of hours each day to keep the muscles engaged and blood flowing.

 

 

Saturday – Biked 20 miles out at TMS.  It is amazing how much easier riding 20 miles in when you are not hungover!  Then started painting the spare room - a sage green.  I’m still getting the hang of this painting thing…

 

Sunday – Off Day

                                                                             

Weekly Mileage: 12 running miles plus 20 biking miles.  Not a lot of running miles, but through in the biking and the Tuesday spinning/lifting, I’m pretty happy with this week’s workouts.

2 week catch up!

Weekly Recap: July 6^th – July 12^th

 

Monday – Lunch: Ran 3 miles.  Evening: Ran 2 miles (with a few hill repeats thrown in) and some planks – 3 @ 35 secs.

Tuesday – Lunch: Ran 3 miles.

Evening – Gym: 20 minutes spinning and then Body Pump

Wednesday – Lunch: Ran 3 miles – was only supposed to be 2, but I was on auto-pilot and went straight to my 1.5 mile turn around.  Group Run: 4 miles – negative splits.

Thursday – Travel day!  Off to Illinois!

Friday – Beach day!

Saturday – Ran 3 miles around the neighborhood!  Felt pretty good in the cooler weather!

Sunday – Ran 2 miles to hit 20 for the week.                                                                           

Weekly Mileage: 20 miles.  Right on target.  I front loaded most of my workouts in the beginning of the week, knowing that I wouldn’t get too many workouts in Illinois.

 

  

Weekly Recap: July 14^th – July 19^th

 

Monday – Travel Day.  Back to Texas!

Tuesday – Lunch: Ran 2 miles.

Wednesday – Travel to Houston.  My morning appointment canceled and the hotel let me check in early, so I was able to sneak in 2 miles between my lunch and afternoon appointments.

Thursday – Travel back to Dallas – exhausted!

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday – Rest and reset.  I was wiped out from my two week travel extravaganza and it was much need.

                                                                             

Weekly Mileage: 4 miles.  That number is kind of sad, but oh well.  One lazy week won’t kill me J.  Time to get back at it!

Weekly Recap: June 29th – July 5th

Monday – Lunch: Ran 3 miles

Tuesday – Today was one of those days where everything was feeling good.  Slept like a rock, woke up feeling great.  Lunch: Ran 3 miles – not sure if I am getting adjusted to the heat, but this run went really well. 

Evening – Gym: 30 minutes spinning and then Body Pump, which again, went extremely well. 

Wednesday – Group Run: 4 miles followed up by ice cream.  First run in the new shoes and I LOVED them.

Thursday – Lunch: Ran 3 miles

Friday – Biked 26 miles out at White Rock lake!

Saturday – Liberty 10K.  Course was short so it was actually 6 miles.  It was a tough run, my legs were pretty drained!

Sunday – Rest Day

                                                                             

Weekly Mileage: 19 miles.  A little short of my 20 mile goal, but with 26 biking miles thrown in on Friday, I’m OK with it.

Short weeks, long weekends!

Ever had a time where everything just seems to be going your way.  I have had 2 full days of that and I’m not sure what to do other than to be thankful.

·       Tuesday woke up feeling great, had a really good run at lunch and just had an extra pep in my step! 

·       After work I had to run to Walgreens to pick up a prescription and then headed to the gym.  It was just before 4:30 in the evening and I managed to get all the way up MacArthur and only had to stop at 1 light!  I literally made it through over 12 lights, when everyone is trying to go home, and only had to stop once.  Finished up the day with a good gym workout. 

·       Came into work on Wednesday and someone had left a box of Cadbury Eggs sitting on the giveaway table!  Such an expected surprise since I only see those at Easter and sometime Halloween.  They do expire this month, but for some reason I don’t think eating 4 Cadbury Eggs in a month will be a problem for me. 

 

 

·       I got to meet Mark for lunch which rarely happens since he works mainly downtown Dallas, but all over the place.  He has been working in Waxahachie and Gun Barrel this week and the drives have been killing his free time. 

·        After lunch, my friend sent out a message stating that the Liberty 5K/10K had released a special discount for 75% off for the first 30 people that registered with a specific code.  I had been looking at doing that race since I have several friends running it, but didn’t want to pay the $40 for it (I know I’m a cheap a$$).  Welp, I jumped all over that discount code and totally made the first 30 people.  $13.75 including fees/taxes for a 10K, SWEET!!! 

·       Then it was off to the group run where my new kicks came in!  They feel great to run in!

 

 

·      Now ready for the long weekend, where I plan on biking, running, and hanging out!!

 

Totally winning at life!

Weekly Recap: June 22ndth – June 28th

Monday – Lunch: Ran 3 miles

Tuesday – Lunch: Ran 2 miles.  Gym: I walked 2 miles on an incline before class (Fast & Furious was on tv.  I almost skipped class to keep watching it J).  Body Pump – We had a sub, and she was late and a bit all over the board, so it was the best class, but I did what I could.

Wednesday – Lunch: Ran 3 miles.  Group Run: 4 miles and I finally got my 100 miler shirt and (3^rd) photo on the wall.

Thursday – Lunch: Ran 3 miles

Friday – Off Day

Saturday – Ran 5 miles before heading over to the Little’s for the volleyball clean up party.

Sunday – Hit the gym for 2 miles plus 20 minutes on the stair machine.

 

 

Weekly Mileage: 22 miles – which was the goal for the week.

 

(Almost) Wordless Wednesday –

Dinner last night on the patio:

 

 

 

Best Neighbor boys ever – bringing me smores

 

Mark’s dad is just now putting away Christmas decorations.  Apparently he took down the Christmas trees before we got over there.

 

Office is moving next month – the things we find cleaning out the conference room.

 

Grapefruit Beer – Bubba tested and approved.

 

 

Weekly Recap: June 15th – June 21st

Monday – Lunch: Elliptical 20 minutes

Tuesday – Lunch: Ran 3 miles.  Evening:  At home I did some strength workouts.

Wednesday – Lunch: Ran 3 miles (28:18) as a progressive run on the treadmill.  Tropical Storm Bill made its way inland so there is a good chance the group run will get canceled tonight.

Thursday – Lunch: Ran 3 miles

Friday – Lunch: Ran 3 miles

Saturday – Must-Dash 5K. 

 

Sunday – Rainy 5 miles, but had to get it done to get in 20 miles for the week.

 Weekly Mileage: 20 miles

 I worked out every day this week, running 6 of them.  Monday was a light day since it was the day after the Wounded Warrior Half Marathon.

 

 

DALLAS MARATHON

I am officially registered for the 2015 Dallas Marathon.  This is the race I majorly bonked at last year and am back for redemption!  Training will officially start in the middle of August.  The next two months are going to be used to build up a solid base, consistent mileage.

 

Goals for the Marathon:

A Goal: Sub 4 hours

B Goal: PR – Under 4:09:21

C Goal: Finish

 

My ultimate goal is still a sub 4 hr Marathon.  I am capable if I just stay out of my own way.  If not, I would still like to get a new PR.  My current PR is from my first marathon, time to update that number.  I’m going back to the old training program I have from Chicago and hope to closely mimic it with the addition of some speed work and hills.  I think I went a little to ‘balls to the wall’ on the last round.  Just have to dial it back a bit and keep it simple. C Goal: If all else fails, I would just like to finish the race this time.  I have no regrets dropping to the half last year, as it was the right decision that day.  I just hope that is not the right decision this year :).

Weekly Recap: June 8- June 14th

Monday:

• Lunch: Ran 3 miles.  0.50 run/0.25 walk.
• Evening: Ran 5 miles.  0.50 run/0.25 walk.  I was impressed with how well I felt on this run.

Tuesday:

•  Gym:  Spin 30 minutes and then Body Pump

Wednesday:

• Lunch: Ran 2 miles

Thursday:

•  Lunch: Ran 2 miles
•  Gym: HIIT workout & stair machine
• Out to watch some volleyball

Friday: Rest Day

Saturday: Rest Day. 

Sunday:

• Wounded Warrior Half Marathon (2:15:28).  I did the first 7 miles as a 0.90 run/0.10 walk.   The last 6 miles were broken down into 0.40 run/0.10 walk.

Total miles: 25.1

Good workouts and definitely ate much better this week.

Back to Reality...

Key West was a much need vacation.  There have been a handful of things causing stress in my life (or adding to my stress level) over the past 6 months, and shockingly enough, everything behaved its self while I was in Key West.  It was a great time to relax, chill out, and enjoy myself!

 Once we got back, I noticed my work clothes were a bit snugger than normal, but didn’t think too much about it because that first week back was quite busy.  Tuesday my aunt was in town visiting, Wednesday was National Running Day and Thursday I went and saw the White Sox.  Friday after work, I took a nap and I don’t generally take naps (because they mess up my sleep schedule), but I needed this nap.

 

Then I stepped on the scale, YIKES!  (Or should I say Opps).  So clothes get tighter and number on the scale goes up when you slack on your workouts and eat whatever you want – NOTED!  Time to get back on the health wagon, yet still find a balance.

Saturday – Mook and I met up to get in a ride, about 14 miles on the bikes.  Then we hit up Fuzzy’s for tacos and a Fuzzy driver – balance.

Sunday – Went for a 3 mile run while Mark cooked breakfast.  He had bought eggs and bacon earlier in the week to cook, and Saturday I made a quick stop at the grocery store so I grabbed some turkey bacon for me.  Then we went to the Fort Worth zoo where we walked around for close to 4 hours.  And I ended up fitting in my second nap of the weekend….Then smores on the patio enjoying the great evening weather.

 

 

Now it’s Monday and time to get back to it.  Time to plan and prep.

Weekly Recap: May 18th – May 24th

Monday – Lunch: Ran 3 miles.  Evening: Ran another 3 miles (25:22, 8:27 pace).  0.25 easy pace, followed by 0.50 miles fast, repeat.  Couple of planks and some leg press to finish out the day.

Tuesday – Off day

Wednesday – Lunch: 3 miles, humid and a dead iPod made for a tough run!  Group run: 4 miles!

Thursday – Lunch: 2 miles (18:09).  It was a progressive run starting at 6.3 mph and increasing it 0.1 mph every 0.25 miles.  Started at 6.3, ended at 7.0.  Short workout as I am slammed at work!

Friday – Lunch: 2 easy miles outside.  It was nice and cool with a slight mist.  Awesome running weather.

Saturday – Run 3 miles

Sunday – Happy Birthday to Me!  31 today and since I am not in Ultra Shape (50K – 31 miles),  I settled on a tenth of my age (5K – 3.1 miles)

 

Total miles: 23.1 miles

Getting in a lot of miles, but no long runs.  Gotta start working on that!  But that will have to wait until after KEY WEST!

Thinking Out Loud Thursday

·         Meet Jorge – a little bird that like to hang out above our garage.  With all the rain we have been getting I think he was just trying to find a place to hide.  He has been there for about the last 5 or so nights.  Mark built him a birdhouse (pic to follow)

 

 

 

·         My guilty pleasure as of late – enjoying the small things in life.

 

 

·         My car hit 100,000 miles.  Which is a big deal for me, considering it had just over 6,000 miles when I got it.

·         After my car hit 100,000 miles, I hit 100 miles with Run On.  So I get a fancy red t-shirt and my picture up on the wall.

·         Normally by May (in Texas) I have been wearing all my summer clothes, and confirming they still fit.  With all this rain, it’s been cooler than normal.  Guess I better get on it as I am heading to Key West on TUESDAY!

·         The best type of wedding.  Causal dress and BYOB – they had coolers of beer, but you could also bring your own.

 

·         Life - exactly!