Training Week 266
Highlight of the Week: Dad coming to my Friday am Efit class (and coming with me on some runs, too)!
Monday | November 17, 2014: 8 m run + teaching strength class x2
Loc: Millennium Trail, Temp: 13°/14°, Time: 1:18:46, Pace: 9:50 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Strength: Two dumbbell, Difficulty: easy, Felt: really energetic
Strength: Two dumbbell, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Tuesday | November 18, 2014: 5 m run
Loc: hood, Temp: 19°/19°, Time: 47:25, Pace: 9:29 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good, but so not in the mood for the wind
Wednesday | November 19, 2014: 9 m run
Loc: hood, Temp: 19°/20°, Time: 1:31:48, Pace: 10:12 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: tired (slept poorly) / oddly sore back
Thursday | November 20, 2014: 5 m run (w/Kelly) + 16 m run
Loc: Grayslake, Temp: 18°/18°, Time: 51:01, Pace: 10:12 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good, felt happy to see Kelly!
Loc: Grant Woods FP, Temp: 25°/25°, Time: 2:44:16, Pace: 10:16 avg, Difficulty: mostly easy, Felt: good, but the wind+hills took it out of me!
Friday | November 21, 2014: teaching strength class (rest)
Strength: Medicine balls and boxing, Difficulty: easy (observing), Felt: great!
Saturday | November 22, 2014: 6 m run (w/Dad on bike)
Loc: Millennium Trail, Temp: 44°/45°, Time: 59:49, Pace: 9:58 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: really good, chatty (ha ha)
Sunday | November 23, 2014: 7.3 m run (w/Dad on bike)
Loc: Millennium Trail, Temp: 47°/46°, Time: 1:16:04, Pace: 10:25 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good (but push back from the wind)
Notes:
- Definitely had the “running on tired legs” thing going this week. I had house guests (my parents, yay!) this weekend, so I adjusted my schedule to do my long run before they got here, and moved my rest day to one of the days of their visit. I ended up running 8 days in a row, with my long run being the last day, and man, that rest day felt really good on Friday, ha ha! I do think it’s good to train on tired legs from time to time, so I’m happy I had the chance.
- Another which one question for you – would you rather run in cold winds (15-25 mph with gusts) or hills? I did my long run somewhere forested this week to stay out of the wind (somewhat, not entirely) but those trees come with hills. I was totally spent after the run, but not as demoralized as I would have been from running in the wind. So, hills for me!
- Just a warning from personal experience this week – make sure your electronics are bundled up when you go out in the cold, too (along with yourself). They can get too cold and shut down.
- We had a swing of cold temps at the beginning of the week – highs in the teens, with “feels like”s in the low single digits, because of the wind. I enjoy running in the cold, and especially the hot bath after, but I would be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy wearing shorts and a tee for those 40 degree runs at the end of the week. I wonder what the temperature will be like for Dallas. It’s three weeks from today! One more 22 miler then taper!
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HILLS any day. I am traumatized from NYC. I think I have PTSD. Seriously. Keep the wind, give me the hills. That is all!
When is your race?
Gah. I would definitely be traumatized from that!!!
Did you see they changed the Dallas course a bit this year?
Oops – reading is fundamental. Forgot you were running Dallas. COOL. It’s a good race.
It feels so good to get over that last long run. You can do it!! Similar temps here at times this week, luckily it was nice yesterday for my Long run. Are you running the Dallas marathon on a Saturday or Sunday? I’m running Saturday the same weekend, I’ll sent you good vibes!
I noticed your marathon is the same weekend a few training recaps ago! Mine is Sunday!!! Did you have your last LR this past week or are you doing a shorter taper? 🙂
Yep last long run done…thank goodness! Mine is Saturday…I’ll cheer you on on Sunday. Just send me some good thoughts that Saturday!
I will be sending you good thoughts fo sho!!!! Especially for no wind. Ha!
Hills. No doubt. My long run had a 15 mph and hills, and it was brutal. We did point-to-point so there was no break.
Woo hoo for taper!
I think I’d much rather run in cold than hills. I’ve kind of enjoyed the blast of cold air to kick start my run. (it’s just the numb feeling at the end that isn’t so fun)
I love running in the cold. It’s the wind in my ears that I can’t stand (and the gusts that feel like they are pushing me over)! And yeah, I have to jump in a hot bath right after to warm up 🙂