January is when we all make goals and set intentions for the year. It can also be a really rough month- it’s cold, dark, and there’s this ennui that can set in after the hubub of Thanksgiving-New Year’s holidays. The winter doldrums, if you will. Read More →
Weekly recaps help me stay accountable, see weekly progress, set small goals, and check in with the world. I like seeing how others are doing- the good, the not-so-good. I think as runners we have so much we can learn from each other. I’m Linking Up With the Jess’s- jessrunsatl.com and therightfits.com -check them out for other weekly recaps! Read More →
Weekly recaps help me stay accountable, see weekly progress, set small goals, and check in with the world. I like seeing how others are doing- the good, the not-so-good. I think as runners we have so much we can learn from each other. I’m Linking Up With the Jess’s- jessrunsatl.com and therightfits.com -check them out for other weekly recaps! Read More →
Weekly recaps help me stay accountable, see weekly progress, set small goals, and check in with the world. I like seeing how others are doing- the good, the not-so-good. I think as runners we have so much we can learn from each other. I’m Linking Up With the Jess’s- jessrunsatl.com and therightfits.com -check them out for other weekly recaps! Read More →
Weekly recaps help me stay accountable, see weekly progress, set small goals, and check in with the world. I like seeing how others are doing- the good, the not-so-good. I think as runners we have so much we can learn from each other. I’m Linking Up With the Jess’s- jessrunsatl.com and therightfits.com -check them out for other weekly recaps!
Monday: 2.05 miles around my neighborhood. I misjudged sunset, and it was darker than I like to run without a light. Ooops, I guess fall is here! Because it was darker in some sections, I slowed down. Average pace: 10:48
Tuesday: 2.15 miles along the WOD trail. Pretty flat, and I used the time to also talk to my sister and friend. Score for running and talking! Average pace: 10:50
Saturday: 22 miles. Ok, so it was maybe a quarter mile short. But, I walked half a mile to/from my car, so even though the walk was untimed, my legs felt it. Ooof. I was really nervous going into this run because long runs have been hard this cycle and my PT appointment isn’t until this week. Sure enough, about 11.5 miles in, my hip started to hurt. I switched from running to run/walking with a little walk break at least every mile. There’s a guy in my running group named Gordon who was also doing the alternation by that point, so I would run when he did, and walk when he did. I fell a little behind the people I was running with, but kept them in sight. About mile 15 I joined up with 2 people, but when they started to take long walk breaks (like more than a quarter mile), I knew my muscles would start to cramp and I just needed to keep moving. It started to rain/drizzle the last 4-5 miles of the run. I was so happy to meet up with a group of 4 gals for the last 3 miles who were doing 4:1 intervals. It kept me motivated and moving. So this was definitely not my best run, but I made it, and wasn’t too sore the rest of the weekend.
My Garmin froze, so I was using my less reliable phone tracker. My total average pace was 11:39. Miles 1-5: 10:37; miles 6-10: 11:01; miles 11-15: 12:17; miles 16-20: 12:24; miles 21-22: 12:14.
Sunday: Rest day- more than 2 miles walking and some archery practice.
Total week’s mileage: 26.2 miles running, 2 miles walking and some cross training.
Next week goals: 20 miles running, 1-2 cross training days, and finally my PT appointment! I have the Baltimore Half Marathon, which will be my 5th time running that race!
Weekly recaps help me stay accountable, see weekly progress, set small goals, and check in with the world. I like seeing how others are doing- the good, the not-so-good. I think as runners we have so much we can learn from each other. I’m Linking Up With the Jess’s- jessrunsatl.com and therightfits.com -check them out for other weekly recaps! Read More →
Weekly recaps help me stay accountable, see weekly progress, set small goals, and check in with the world. I like seeing how others are doing- the good, the not-so-good. I think as runners we have so much we can learn from each other. I’m Linking Up With the Jess’s- jessrunsatl.com and therightfits.com -check them out for other weekly recaps! I’m also linking with Courtney at eatprayrundc.com who is training for a different race than I am, but we are in the same running group. Read More →
Weekly recaps help me stay accountable, see weekly progress, set small goals, and check in with the world. I like seeing how others are doing- the good, the not-so-good. I think as runners we have so much we can learn from each other. I’m Linking Up With the Jess’s- jessrunsatl.com and therightfits.com -check them out for other weekly recaps! I’m also linking with Courtney at eatprayrundc.com who is training for a different race than I am, but we are in the same running group. Read More →
