Training Week 138
Highlight of the Week: Successfully running a half marathon in the heat and feeling strong (hopefully I’ll have a race report up tomorrow!).
Monday | June 4, 2012: 8 m run + 1.45 m walk (with Steven)
Loc: Millennium Trail around Round Lake and back, Temp: 72°/70°, Time: 1:20:32, Pace: 10:04 avg, Difficulty: easy/medium
Tuesday | June 5, 2012: 4 m run + 8 m run
Loc: Neighborhood, Temp: 51°/52°, Time: 38:34, Pace: 9:38 avg, Difficulty: tired
Loc: Millennium Trail around Round Lake and back, Temp: 67°/66°, Time: 1:23:38, Pace: 10:27 avg, Difficulty: medium
Wednesday | June 6, 2012: strength class
Strength: hurdle bars, medicine balls and dumbbells, Difficulty: easy
Thursday | June 7, 2012: rest
Friday | June 8, 2012: 8 m run + strength
Loc: Millennium Trail & around Round Lake, Temp: 76°/80°, Time: 1:26:18, Pace: 10:47, Difficulty: easy/medium
Strength: large soft balls and dumbbells, Difficulty: hard
Saturday | June 9, 2012: 1.8 m run + 13.1 m run (Chicago 13.1 Marathon) + 1.8 m run
Loc: Chicago Loop, Temp: 67°, Time: 18:44, Pace: 10:09 avg, Difficulty: easy
Loc: South Shore Cultural Center to Lakefront and back, Temp: 70°/79°, Time: 2:08:20, Pace: 9:47 avg, Difficulty: medium
Loc: Chicago Loop, Temp: 84°, Time: 20:32, Pace: 11:25 avg, Difficulty: easy
Sunday | June 10, 2012: 2.5 m walk (w/Steven – Cure SMA Walk & Roll)
Loc: Independence Grove, Temp: mid 80s
Lessons learned:
- I am still trying to figure out what is giving me heartburn on my afternoon runs. On Monday I had heartburn from a LUNA bar. On Tuesday, I had peanuts and chocolate chips quite a few hours before my run, and then a GU right before. Ugh. On Tuesday it hurt all night. So – don’t let those be the last thing I eat before a run (along with pickles, Boca burgers, vegan jerky, tortilla chips… what’s on your list?).
- No hot weather runs immediately before a strength session. I had NO energy on Friday for my session. Lame.
- Sitting still on a long bus ride after a half marathon makes my plantar fasciitis really hurt.
Themocracy
Great job on the half yesterday!
Thanks! 🙂
rats, I forgot the SMA walk was today….one of these days, I’ll have my head on straight again. can’t wait to hear your take on the half. I’m still a little bummed about how it all played out for me, but what can you do?
Bananas make me puke and ice cream will totally kill a run. As will a donut (not that either of those are shockers…).
you had quite a week! That’s why your my super elite!
Looks like 8 miles is your happy “short” run distance, huh? I’m glad you were able to finish the race strong and be happy with your performance in the heat.
Yeah, I feel like 8 is a long enough short run that I get my appetite going for dinner 🙂