My Sunday training days have been a bit off kilter lately. I’ve been waking up later on Sunday and getting a later start to my strength workout and cross training. To add to that, today was the switch to Daylight Savings time. It felt later than the clock read but I still wanted that extra sleep. Cross training through Argentina My legs were still heavy from Saturday’s 12 mile long run. My recovery went well…
Today’s long run encompassed 12 beautiful miles that held a lot of variety. I took a lot of time planning and preparing for today’s run from deciding how to dress to researching non-gel fueling options. Dressing in layers It was 45 degrees when I started my ½ mile warm up walk to the starting point of my run. I was immediately grateful to myself for taking the couple of extra minutes to go back into…
Yesterday, I managed to sidestep the rain. However, I made up for it today with the wind! According to the local weather guy we were experiencing 19 mph sustained winds this morning around my running time. The temperature was 56 degrees according to my Coros but with the wind the real feel was in the mid 40’s! Layering for the wind Today’s run was a 6 mile run at marathon goal pace. I really struggled…
I mentally prepared for this run for at least two days, maybe three. Rain was in the forecast and I’ve been watching the weather around the time that I run in the morning. Every time I checked the weather it showed the same thing; 67% chance of rain at 5, 6 and 7 A.M. I was finally going to get the chance to run in the rain. I was grateful it was a short run…
One month of marathon training is done! Wow, I can’t believe how fast time has gone. I’ve finished four full weeks of training and so far the intensity has been pretty light. I don’t anticipate I will be saying the same thing at the end of the next 30 days. I wrote my training plan, so I know what’s coming. Base/Conversational pace run Today was a 6 mile base conversational pace run. Also known as…
I’m starting to notice a Monday morning trend. I nearly always feel sluggish when I start out on Monday mornings and it takes me a while to get my energy going while on the run. Today was one of those days. It was Halloween also but no costume or dressing up for me on my run. However, it’s fun to check out all of the decorations that are still lit from overnight. Monday’s are now…
I felt as if my Saturday 11 mile long run caught up with me this morning. I was able to get a full 8 hours of sleep overnight but my overall energy level was low on Sunday. I found myself in negotiation between my brain and my body during the entire workout today. Cross training on spin bike Sunday’s are cross-training on the spin bike and my runner’s strength workout. The bike ride went fine…
One of the benefits to training over the winter months is that it stays cooler for longer. Therefore, I can sleep in a little longer and start my weekend runs a little later. I don’t need to beat the sun and the heat like I did during the summer months. Long run recap I started my run at 8 A.M. It was mostly cloudy and 55 degrees with no wind. A light overshirt and capri…
It was another tough morning today but for completely different reasons. My hip flexor was still tight but greatly improved. I focused a lot of time the day before on foam rolling, deep stretching, using the heating pad and applying KT Tape to the area. By the time I woke up this morning it felt like a slightly overworked muscle but my mobility had mostly returned to normal. What made it such a rough morning…
Some days are harder than others and they just don’t come together as easily as other days. To start with, I woke up with a really tight and sore right hip flexor. The day before, it was too cold outside to stretch on the patio so I came into the house. Then, I got busy doing other things and I forgot to stretch after a 6 mile run. Turns out, that was a big mistake…