heading to grandma's - week 10

I am so behind in my blogging!  It was another tough training week up here near Lake Wobegon..... I got through it but it weren't pretty.  Here's the compelling recap!

Week 10: April 16-22

Monday
Easy Run As Follows:
Warm up brisk walking 5-10 min a
Easy run of 4 miles@11:15 min pace
C/D w/brisk walk of 5-10 min
workout note: 4.1 miles. 10:30 pace.  Nothing special!

Tuesday
Hill Run As Follows:
Warm up with 1 mile at 11:30 pace
Run Progressive Hills:  (TREADMILL please!)
¼ mile at 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5, 5.0, 4.5 with ¼ mile recoveries at 1% in between.  Try to stay between a 11:00-11:30 min pace.
C/D with brisk walk 5-10 min
workout note: I actually like these kind of workouts. So much more interesting than just running for 5 borrrrrrinnnngggg miles.  I was sweating like nobody's business too. A good cleansing run! Overall pace 11:18.

Wednesday
workout note: walked 2.61 miles with Jane. The apple trees are all in bloom and smell fantastic!

Thursday
4 Miles Easy Run
WU w/5-10 mins of brisk walking
Run 4 miles at 11:15 pace.
Cool down with 5-10 min brisk walk.
workout note: skipped this one.  Long work day and I just didn't have it in me.

Friday
workout note: planned rest day.  Drove to St. Cloud with the husband!

Saturday
Long Run
WU for 1 mile at 12:30 pace
Run 15 miles at 11:15 min pace
Cool down with brisk walk for 5-10 minutes
Earth Day Half Marathon.  PR baby!!  You can read all about it HERE.
I didn't run my extra miles due to travel.  But I walked Jane 1.59 miles when we got home so I'm giving myself points for that.

Sunday
workout note: Making my core do some work. 48 push-ups, 15 crunches, 10 plank sets, 15 prone cobras, 20 reverse crunches, 20 supermans, 20 pendulums.


Expected miles: 29
Actual miles: 22.2
Miles walked: 4.2

So there you have it. A bit short on miles but whatever.  Another week in the bank!!