Just finished Training Week 2! :)
Monday: planned 3 miles; actual 3.11 miles. The hardest part of tonight's run was getting out the door! Not so much because I didn't want to run, but because it was cold outside! And I couldn't help but think to myself I was going to go out in the cold, to the Y, just to run 3 miles?! Once I started running, I was quite glad it was only a 3 mile run. I can tell I did way more strength training last week than I am used to. I just felt sort of heavy all over. Thankfully, I made up for a rough first two miles, and finished 3.11 miles in 35:41 - an 11:27 average. Was hoping for faster, but not all Mondays can be run like last week's was!
The night ended by playing in the toddler gym and seeing this cutie-patootie climb 1/3 of the way up the climbing wall they have in there!
(I noticed after the fact the "stool" that had been placed there helped her immensely at climbing. But it doesn't matter; she did it and was so proud of herself!)
Tuesday: planned Interval Conditioning (kettle bells); actual IC with kettle bells. I am not going to lie; this was not my favorite class tonight. And it had nothing to do with the class itself. The workout was a pretty typical one for the class - some warm up jumping jacks, squats, lunges; then we warmed up some muscles with some basic kettle bell moves, some planks, mountain climbers, etc., and slowly moved into swings. Did some racking (is that how you spell it?), some presses, pirate swings, more swings, mountain climbers, and onwards we went. Ended with a "finisher" - which was supposed to be 10 minutes, but she had to shorten it to 6 - during this time we were to do 20 swings, 10 push-ups, 20 swings, 9 push-ups, 20 swings, 8 push-ups, and so on. The goal is to see how far you can get. I had just finished 5 push-ups, and 15 of the next 20 swings when she called time. Not great, not shabby. So what didn't I like about class? There had to be two dozen people, in a class that normally has a dozen. It was packed. As in there weren't enough kettle bells for everyone - some people had to use weights - and the mats were gone. I don't like crowded classes. I am okay with a new person here and there, but also like the 12-15 regulars. Does this make me mean? I am hoping some of the people were there because people signed up for the Get Fit-Be Fit challenge get to use the Y for free in February; I am hoping some people were trying a new class as part of their New Year Resolutions; I m hoping class goes back to normal! That is just my personal taste. I hope it doesn't get so full we have to sign up like the cycling and kick boxing classes. Anyway. All in all, a good workout. Just got off on a tangent!
Wednesday: planned 5 miles; actual 5.02 miles. As you know, I have been thinking a lot about what pace I will be able to hold during the marathon. I also realized I don't really ever know going into a race what my average pace from beginning to end is going to be, because I have always included my warm-up (usually about 1/4 of a mile) in my overall mileage. I typically prefer to keep doing things a certain way, but decided going into tonight's run that I wasn't going do the same ol' thing. I wanted to get a true idea for what pace I would hold from start to finish. I ended with 5.02 miles in 53:45 - a 10:42 average.
Tangent time: Clearly you can see in which mile I walked a lap of the track (1/10 of a mile). I am okay with walking short durations, because I will likely, at a minimum, walk through water stops. I am a little concerned that mile 1 was my fastest, because I fear going out to fast. It is hard to find a run to compare this too considering I changed up how I usually time/pace a run, but I don't feel like I was going too hard. In fact, when I look at this pace chart, I've figured my goal pace will be between 10:53 and 11:27 - which puts me between a 4:45 and 5:00 finish. So - tonight's splits have me feeling pretty good. In trying to compare it to something, my 11:02 average 3 mile run last week included splits of 10:35 and 10:37 (the first mile of that run was 12:01). My best 10 mile run I talked about in the pace post, averaged 11:23. That run left me feeling amazing - and I had hit 5 miles in 57:22 - compared to the 53:29 tonight. Whether tonight was just a good run or a sign of what's to come is yet to be determined.
Thursday: planned 3 miles and Interval Conditioning; actual 3.01 miles and Interval Conditioning (with kettle bells). That was a tougher combo than I was expecting! Sometime I can pair them up, sometimes I feel like I shouldn't have! The run went well. I stuck to starting my time after my warm-up and felt strong throughout. I felt myself start to slow down by mile 3, so know for sure I can't go out to fast on long runs or race day and expect to make it. Finished 3.01 miles in 31:16 - a 10:23 average. I was so happy that class was not over crowded like it was on Tuesday! We did 200 kettle bell swings again, with a pyramid of ... wait for it ... burpees (10, 9, 8 ...) between sets of 20. I think it was the damn burpess that killed me! Plus we did some jumping jacks and other toning moves in between. It was a good workout, but I dreaded hearing, "Now, how many burpees?"
With that run; final stats for February are: 50.31 miles, 9:26:50 of running, 11:16 average pace. Haven't hit the 75 miles per month I was hoping for, but I know with training for a marathon I will still hit my goal for the year! Although it is taking longer than expected, I will hit 100 miles for the year so far on Saturday's long run! What a way to bring in March.
Friday: planned Rest; actual Rest! :)
Saturday: planned 9 miles; actual 9.02 miles. I ran the first two miles on the track at the Y, and then had to move to the treadmill because they had some event that closed the track. It really felt good the majority of the time! Around mile 7 is when my head started getting bored and telling me it was hard. My breathing started to get hard ... more like out of rhythm. But my legs still felt fresh. As much as I hate the treadmill, the 7 miles I did on it today helped me keep a steady pace. The only time I slowed down was to get a drink, which I have been stopping to walk for at approximately the same mile markers water stops will be at on race day. Not much else to say about this one. I am satisfied! 9.01 miles in 1:40:17 - an 11:07 average.
1
| 10:28 | -- | 10'28"/mi |
2
| 20:57 | + 0:00 (-1%) | 10'29"/mi |
3
| 32:24 | + 0:57 (-10%) | 11'26"/mi |
4
| 43:04 | - 0:46 (6%) | 10'40"/mi |
5
| 53:43 | - 0:01 (0%) | 10'38"/mi |
6
| 1:05:41 | + 1:20 (-13%) | 11'58"/mi |
7
| 1:16:23 | - 1:17 (10%) | 10'41"/mi |
8
| 1:29:02 | + 1:58 (-19%) | 12'39"/mi |
9
| 1:39:57 | - 1:44 (13%) | 10'55"/mi |
Sunday: planned strength training; actual rest. It is only 2:00 in the afternoon, but I am going to put it out there that I don't think this happening today. I am very tired after two late nights, but it was so worth spending the time with Chad and letting Ava spend some time with my parents! I need to spend a few hours getting some paper work done, prep my lunches for the week, and make some smoothies. It will be a pleasant surprise if a workout sneaks in there.
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Week 2 Totals:
20.16 miles ran in 3:40:54
2 Interval Conditioning classes for a total of 80 min
Total training: 5:00:54 ... did I do my math right on that? :)
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That was my week ... with a few tangents thrown in! How was your week?
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