Arrived at week 2 of my marathon taper phase feeling rested. Given that this week was pretty much all treadmill running, I’ll just offer a quick weekly recap of my running distances. All of my runs are at conversational pace this week and my goal is to keep my heart rate in my zone 2. Thursday’s are still run at marathon pace but the mileage is cut back significantly this week. Day 113 My right…
I’m so excited that I made it to my first taper week. Surprisingly, I’m not as tired or burnt out from running as I expected to be. While training for my first half marathon I got so bored of running the same types of runs over and over. I longed for an iFit treadmill workout with random inclines and intervals. However, those runs didn’t meet my distance requirements in my training plan at the time.…
This week has been a lot of just putting in the miles. It’s been rainy and cold all week so I’ve gotten a lot of use out of the treadmill. This is week 14 of an 18 week training plan and a cut back week sandwiched between two weeks with 20 mile long runs. I’m getting really close to the end of this journey now. Day 94 It was another cold and wet morning so…
It’s the last week of 2022 and week 13 of marathon training. Only 5 more weeks of training to go! The week started off with Christmas and no running or workout. However, I was back to training on Monday, the 26th (day 85 of training). Day 85 Since I had the day off on Monday I attempted the full 800 meter interval workout on the treadmill. I allowed myself some extra time to sleep in…
Friday is normally my rest day but with Christmas on Sunday this year I needed to move my schedule around to fit in my training. I moved cross training on the spin bike and runner’s strength up to Friday, so I could relax and enjoy the holiday with family on Sunday. Depending on how I feel during tomorrow’s long run, I may decide to keep this schedule for the duration of my training. As the…
After yesterday’s 15 mile long run I wasn’t sure how I was going to feel for today’s spin bike cross training and runner’s strength workout. I was looking forward to moving my legs in a different direction than running though. Although I did not have any muscle soreness from the prior day’s run, my legs felt fatigued. I decided to do what I could and see how far I could get in the workout. Cross…
Sunday cross training day got off to a bumpy start. I woke up to a dead phone that had been on the charger all night. It’s a fairly new phone so it was a real shock. The screen was black and it would not turn on no matter how many buttons I pushed or how many times I tapped (really hard) on the screen. I plugged the phone into a different charger and took the…
Eating was not on plan last night and it carried over to Sunday’s cross training. My sister came over on Saturday evening and we both had our own takeout meals. Let’s just say that I did not make good choices when it came to nutrition. I went for walnut shrimp (vegan) over brown rice with Veganaise. I’ve eaten this many times before without a problem. However, I’ve been eating much cleaner for many months now…
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…
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…