I had pretty high hopes for this week, but it just wasn't there. I think mostly what was working against me were two things: the Y being closed, and the need for structure. I did really well this summer staying on track with workouts, but the last feel weeks I have felt that I lost my sense of urgency and was giving in to the idea of "tomorrow". So, I am in deed glad to be back to work! (For the most part!) Here is how the week played out ....
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Tuesday: planned - 7 miles and strength training. actual 6.09 miles. It ended up being a good run, I just got out later than planned and when I got home didn't do the cross training I was hoping for.
Wednesday: planned - 6x400 and strength training. actual - the resistance band core workout I posted about and a total of 5.01 miles. I did the strength workout randomly in the middle of the morning when I was avoiding cleaning my house. It was a lot harder that I was expecting it to be. I jotted down a few ideas as to what made it hard: a) trying to focus on the abs/core while holding the band (I felt like it kept slipping). b) I have a weak core/ab muscles. c) having a 4 year old attempting to work out next to me! Adorable, but you know. d) all of the above!
My speed work session went really well. There was a little more discrepancy in my times compared to the last time I did 400 repeats, but they were still all under 2:00. I continued with the 400m recoveries, and they were slightly faster than the last time (if I am recalling it correctly!). I did still have issues with my Garmin beeps of .25 miles not lining up with the marks on the track; however, I am wondering if that is due to the track being measured in meters and my watch measuring in miles? I am not sure!
Thursday: planned - cross-training and strength training. actual - rest and getting ready for camping. This was mostly due to the fact that it was raining all morning, hot and humid in the afternoon, and we needed to get ready for camping.
Friday: planned - 12 miles. actual - another hang my head and kick myself no workout done sort of day. Again, it was super hot and humid outside. I really thought I would wake up (on my own, no alarm), sneak out by 7:00 so maybe the humidity would be bearable, get home and be ready to go camping. Well, I slept until 7:30 and was a wimp about the humidity. Something would have been better than nothing at all, but my all-or-none thinking got the best of me.
Saturday: planned - 4 mile "challenging" hike while camping. actual - one mile family walk in the morning, and 3 miles with my 4 year old in the afternoon. It wasn't necessarily easy, but it was easy enough that I could help her. It wasn't workout pace, but I enjoyed every last minute of that time with her!
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| self-timers and selfies (like below) are always fun pictures to take! |
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| yes, I shared this picture yesterday, too. it is currently one of my favorites. |
Sunday: planned - Rest. While I wanted to try to make up some of the workouts I missed during the week, it was more vital for me to work on laundry and get ready to go back to work.
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Totals:
11.10 miles of running
2 at home strength workouts
3:11:45 time training + the time with Ava :)
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still trying to get a good 20 mile week in for the month of August so I can try to bump up from there for the rest of this half-marathon training cycle. Looking for consistency and normalcy as I go back to work! (because while some of those 7 hour training weeks this summer were awesome, I am not sure they're my "normalcy"- we'll see!)
Are you currently on a training high, or trying to reestablish like me?
1 comment:
I am doing good with running but slacking off on the yoga. It justs gets to be so much sometimes, something has to give! As busy mom's sometimes we have to just do what we can :)
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