Here's the recap for the week. Read and learn from my mistakes..... you know I'm here for you.
Week 6: March 19-25
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| Poor colorless day 79. |
Monday
Easy run of 4 miles at 11:34 min
Workout note: Felt horrible all day at work, had a low grade fever and chills. When I got home, I went right to bed. No workout at all for me, which means my "move 30 minutes every day" streak ended after 78 days. That was a bummer. So I'm starting over again.
Tuesday
Easy run of 5 miles at 11:34 min
Workout note: Worked from home, still not feeling too hot. Besides being sick, I've been experiencing some heartburn along with TONS of PVCs and they are driving me crazy. Even though I figured they're benign, the fact that I'd been having runs of them and wasn't feeling well AND had a 15 mile run coming up made me think I should talk to someone, just in case. I was right, no heart worries, which is great! But the PVCs are still really bugging me. My resting heart rate is pretty slow now, so I'm likely just noticing them more. Got out with Jane and ran 5.07 miles at 10:35 pace. And though I still felt kind of yucky, it was a nice, easy run. Yay for that!
Wednesday
Workout note: Core work. 150 clam shells, 25 push-ups, 20 crunches, 20 hip thrusts, 20 reverse crunches, 20 bicycle crunches, 20 pendulums, 10 plank reps. Today is Sunday and I'm still feeling the effects. Ouch. I absolutely have to do this more often; if I don't, my core strength could end up being my achilles heel. (Get it? Hahaha!)
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| Remember the jacket I won from the running club? Here it is! Sweet, ain't it? I photographed it in all kinds of J. Peterman-like action poses, but then you couldn't see the logo. So there goes my attempt at artistic expression. Dang it. |
Run 3 miles at 11:34-12:34 pace
Workout note: Met with the running group again (Shoutout to Mary!!) and did 4.02 miles (Monday's distance) at 10:59 pace.
I'm enjoying meeting new folks and seeing some old friends, too! It was a fun, if rainy run. We got soaked!
GarminElectra was obnoxious as could be.... beeping and chirping the whole time. One of the women asked, "What does all that beeping mean?" I explained that GE doesn't like rain, doesn't like being called upon to work, really, and this was how she expressed it. Oh, and GE showed her versatility, too. This time, instead of shutting off mid-run, she wouldn't allow me to turn her off AFTER the run, so the miles kept beeping on the way home in the car. Then, after originally denying access, for no reason all all GE finally let me get to the "Stop Workout" screen. I have GOT to get a new running partner. Or maybe figure out what I'm doing wrong with this one. Sigh.
Friday
Workout note: Jane and I headed out for a nice leisurely walk, stopping often so Jane could fully experience all the wonderful/nasty smells of spring. 1.21 miles.
Saturday
Long Run as Follows:
WU for 1 mile at 12:34 pace
Run 14 miles at 11:34-12:34 min
Cool down with brisk walk for 5-10 minutes
Workout note: Holy Hannah, this one was tough. I take full responsibility. Read about it HERE. My biggest concern really is how much my left ankle hurt when I was done running. Feels like the tendinitis might be making a comeback. I was hoping that switching to Brooks (from the Sauconys) meant I wouldn't need orthotics anymore, but it's feeling like I do so I headed out to get some new ones today. Hopefully, that will help. My old orthotics, may they rest in peace, served me well and have now gone to a better place.
Sunday
Workout note: Walked to the Quickie-Mart with the husband and the dog. 2.64 miles. I tried my new orthotics and though they felt great support-wise, they are only half orthotics and I'm thinking that seam might just drive me crazy, not to mention cause blisters or other mischief. We'll see how it goes.
Miles planned: 27
Miles run: 23.97 (What the heck, let's just call it 24! Oh, and I'm including the miles I walked during yesterday's 15 miler.)
Miles walked: 3.85
Happy week to you!
Great jacket! I'm interested to see how you like the half orthotics. It might be nice for more space in your shoe, but I agree that the seam would be weird. What brand are they?
ReplyDeleteI heard good things about Dr. Scholl's of all things so I thought I'd try them. I ran 4 miles with them tonight and they weren't too bad. We'll see how it goes!
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