Rest day before a 5K
The 5K is the only distance I take a running rest day before if I am racing it for time. Every other distance (and 5Ks not for time), I do a shake out run the day before. But I’ve found with the 5K (and speedwork) I have more pep in my step if I take the day before off running.
So of course, on my purposefully chosen running rest day, we had a beautiful, sunny day with highs in the 50s. Unusual for February! Might have been nice to run in – minus the sun, which is my Kryptonite when running.
On my running rest day, I worked my arms. I taught fitness boxing, spent four hours scrubbing a floor, walls and ceiling with Steven, and moved all of our exercise equipment (including our weight set) around. Yeah… I am going to be feeling that at the 5K tomorrow. Eek!
But, I am going for a course PR, not a 5K PR, and I am feeling confident! My course PR is 22:58, and if the wind doesn’t slay me tomorrow, I think I got it.
Speedwork training went really well. I only cut one session short, due to safety on the indoor track, and skipped my fartleks this week. And I did lots of hill work. But! Did I lose weight like I wanted to, and mentioned in this post?
I did! I lost several pounds in January!
And gained them all back during the move. Ha!
So I’m at the same weight I was when I wrote that. Actually, a few pounds heavier!
And I’m totally okay with it. A move is not the right time for me to focus on losing weight. Too many other things going on.
But… after this 5K tomorrow, I do want to shift focus toward the half marathon distance, and I probably won’t go for a PR unless I slim down a bit. So we’ll see if it happens. Or if I am just a broken record <— very, very likely, hee hee.
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I hope you have a great race!! Your “rest” sounds a little tiring, but you should have pep in your step. Run as hard as you can xo
Thank you! I WILL!!! 🙂
Oh, boy, it sounds like you had a busy rest day – good luck for tomorrow!
Thanks 🙂
Hope your race went/is going/goes well today!!!! Love you Kimmando!!!!
Thanks! The race at 11:00 and HELLA windy but I got a course PR and… A NEW OVERALL PR TOO!!!! 🙂 Love you Snistina!!!
Moving is the worst for losing weight! After packing, cleaning, unpacking, and cleaning more, the last thing I want to do is cook! And it usually takes me a couple of days to find time to get to the grocery store.
Congratulations on purchasing a new home!
Yes, all that! And we had to wait to have the equipment to cook and hold food. Things should be back to a more normal schedule soon 🙂
Thanks!