Monday: Monday's are becoming a typical run day, like they had been previously. I generally enjoy Monday runs, assuming I've had some rest days over or around the weekend. It's the start of the week, ideally on fresh legs! Sunday night and Monday I had a sore throat and wasn't feeling great, so I didn't know what to expect from the run. It was tough, but I enjoyed running a new route out and around on some country roads. I thought the route was going to be a tad longer, but am okay that it is not! When I get into long runs it will be a nice way to add to my other go-to routes. I ended with 5.55 miles in 1:18:08. Slower than I'd like, but not bad for coming back.
Split
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Time
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Distance
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Avg Pace
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|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | 1:18:07.7 | 5.55 | 14:04 |
| 1 | 14:08.7 | 1.00 | 14:09 |
| 2 | 13:38.4 | 1.00 | 13:39 |
| 3 | 13:57.2 | 1.00 | 13:57 |
| 4 | 14:03.1 | 1.00 | 14:03 |
| 5 | 14:06.9 | 1.00 | 14:06 |
| 6 | 8:13.5 | 0.55 | 14:49 |
Tuesday: I did a cycling class for some cross training before heading out to Ava's t-ball game. I was not feeling good still - stuffed up and cold in chest - so it was tough to put forth a good effort. Still, I guess some effort is better than no effort. Needless to say, I was glad that 45 minutes was over when it was.
Wednesday: Ran 4.20 miles in 54:06. This was three minutes faster than when I ran the exact same route almost two weeks prior. Plus I had three miles, in a row, that I ran faster than 13 minutes. Doesn't seem like much, but I can't remember the last time I ran anything slower than 12 minute miles (and last fall that had gotten to be a slow run). It felt great to see some progress! I have been following a run/walk method. Mostly, I've been running 1 min, walking 1 min. Tonight I shortened every other walk segment to 30 seconds. It worked! In the next week or two, I am hoping to either increase the run portions, or decrease all the walk breaks. I haven't decided which yet.
Split
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Time
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Distance
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Avg Pace
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|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | 54:05.6 | 4.20 | 12:53 |
| 1 | 13:13.1 | 1.00 | 13:13 |
| 2 | 12:42.5 | 1.00 | 12:42 |
| 3 | 12:38.2 | 1.00 | 12:38 |
| 4 | 12:38.0 | 1.00 | 12:38 |
| 5 | 2:53.7 | 0.20 | 14:42 |
Thursday: My favorite - kettle bell interval conditioning! I haven't been getting to this class twice a week like I would like to mainly due to Ava's activities. I am loving the nights I do get there though. Progress is progress, and my favorite from tonight was that I felt fairly comfortable doing clean and presses with the 20lb bell. Can't wait to get back to increasing the weight I use on swings again.
Friday: ended up as a rest day/travel day. We were headed to my in-laws for the weekend.
Saturday: I already eluded earlier in the week how this run went - it was a tough one. It was hot. I hadn't eaten breakfast. And oh.my.god - did I forget how many hills those country roads had. It was slow and miserable (1:08:10), but it was 4.73 miles I wouldn't have gotten in otherwise.
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Split
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Time
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Distance
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Avg Pace
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|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | 1:08:10.6 | 4.73 | 14:25 |
| 1 | 14:05.8 | 1.00 | 14:06 |
| 2 | 14:36.2 | 1.00 | 14:37 |
| 3 | 14:03.3 | 1.00 | 14:03 |
| 4 | 14:28.2 | 1.00 | 14:29 |
| 5 | 10:57.2 | 0.73 | 15:03 |
Sunday: another travel day. I was hoping to get out for a short run when we got home and unpacked, but a brief evening thunderstorm threw that plan out the window. That's how these summer weekends roll!
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Totals:
14.48 miles
2 cross-training classes
4:45:23 time spent training
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