Training Week 215
Highlight of the Week: Seeing a beautiful sunset change colors throughout my run on Friday. I was mesmerized!
Monday | November 25, 2013: 5 m run + teaching strength class
Loc: trail + hood, Temp: 27°/27°, Time: 50:09, Pace: 10:02 avg, Difficulty: medium, Felt: challenged, in to the wind!
Strength: medicine balls, Difficulty: medium, Felt: hyper
Tuesday | November 26, 2013: rest
Wednesday | November 27, 2013: 4.2 m run (w/Kelly)
Loc: Savanna, Temp: 13°/12°, Time: 41:22, Pace: 9:51 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: annoyed by the wind during the first half
Thursday | November 28, 2013: 6 m run (w/Valerie)
Loc: Savanna, Temp: 24°/25°, Time: 59:58, Pace: 9:59 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: great!
Friday | November 29, 2013: teaching strength class + 4.5 m run
Strength: medicine balls, Difficulty: medium, Felt: good
Loc: Millennium Trail, Temp: 33°/30°, Time: 44:41, Pace: 9:56, Difficulty: easy, Felt: distracted by the beautiful sunset
Saturday | November 30, 2013: COOL 10K*
Loc: Old School FP, Temp: 32°/37°, Time: 52:47, Pace: 8:43 avg, Difficulty: hard, Felt: eff this/too warm
*My garmin stats are off from official race stats
Sunday | December 1, 2013: 10 m run (last 6 w/Bobbi)
Loc: Ray Lake FP, Temp: 31°/33°, Time: 1:49:23, Pace: 10:56 avg, Difficulty: medium, Felt: sore from the race / happy to run with Bobbi!
Notes:
- Ahh! It’s the first day of December! How is it already the last month of the year? Are you racing in December? Are you planning ahead for 2014?
- “Racing” on Saturday bugged a lateral part of my left quad muscle. I actually felt it a little bit during the race. Then it was tight on Sunday’s run. Grr. This is the muscle that bugged me in the end of October, and a massage helped it feel better. So… I really need to foam roll. Like, every day. And not run “fast,” if I’m not going to train for it (duh).
- I have some fun fitness events happening in December! I am really excited to incorporate exercise in to the celebration of the holiday season!
Link to Training Week 214 <– this is more for me, for organizational purposes.
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No races planned for me….I’m looking forward to 2014, and starting out slow and steady. Hope your quad feels better soon!
I was going to do a half, but I figure I just a need a rest from October (still…) and to maintain my running for my next marathon training cycle (to start in Jan/Feb). Lots of easy runs and planks!
LOVE your Monday run pic! Fresh snow is my absolute favorite. I am doing a 2-miler next weekend. Can’t wait!
LOVING your trail shots from Mon & Fri– so motivating! PS- I still think our pants are the coolest thing since sliced bread 🙂
They pretty much are. I wish FILA had some other cool pants this season!
You know who has cool pants right now? Gap!
No more races this year. Maybe something on Jan 1st if there is anything good out there…
Other than the Santa Run, what do you have planned? I don’t have any more races planned this month but I am finally redeeming my pole dancing class I bought via Living Social 🙂
I am doing a 5K in Zion this week, the Rudolph Ramble with Gina and maybe a 5K at the end of the month with Andrew. 🙂
I bet that class will be SO fun! 🙂 I used to read this blog that took pole dancing then drew these awesome MS paint illustrations of it 🙂