Training Week 343
Highlight of the Week: Having the energy to run after teaching.
Monday | May 9, 2016: 5 m run + 10 m ride + teaching strength class
Loc: hood, Temp: 53°/52°, Time: 46:55, Pace: 9:23 avg, Difficulty:easy, Felt: good, legs a bit stiff
Indoor Ride Time: 38:19, Pace: 15.7 mph avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good, need to work on getting the sit bone comfortable
Strength: soft balls and cones, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Tuesday | May 10, 2016: rest
Wednesday | May 11, 2016: 5 m run
Loc: Chicago Lakefront Trail, Temp: 61°/61°, Time: 44:54, Pace: 8:59 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good, legs still stiff
Thursday | May 12, 2016: 7 m run
Loc: Lake Andrea, Temp: 69°/70°, Time: 1:02:05, Pace: 8:52 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good, but legs still off
Friday | May 13, 2016: teaching strength class + 2.8 m run
Strength: soft balls and cones, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Loc: hood, Temp: 47°/48°, Time: 26:17, Pace: 9:23, Difficulty: easy then hard, Felt: fine then NO ENERGY
Saturday | May 14, 2016: teaching fitness boxing + 5 m run (incl. 2×800 4×400)
Strength: Boxing and body weight moves, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Loc: Grayslake, Temp: 45°/45°, Time: 43:40, Pace: 8:44 avg, Difficulty: easy/medium, Felt: good
Sunday | May 15, 2016: SMA Walk
Notes:
- This is the first week in awhile I’ve thought “speedwork sounds fun!” (That’s usually what happens when I’m off plan, like I am now.) But the two days I wanted to do it (Wednesday and Thursday) my body said no. Gotta respect the recovery. Luckily I felt ready on Saturday.
- I had plans on Friday to do a double. I felt great after teaching and went out for just under three miles and bonked at mile 1.5. Of a less than three mile run. What. The. Eff. I was out of energy and felt DEPLETED. It was so odd. I ate enough Thursday… but maybe not enough after class?! I felt thirsty on the run, and this is a good reminder that it’s the time of year to start carrying water and a gel on all runs. No matter the length.
- We had some high winds on Thursday and Saturday that were giving me flashbacks to the half marathon! Ha, during my Thursday run, I actually saw someone wearing an old Wisconsin Marathon shirt and asked if he did the race last week and when he said yes, I told him the winds were giving me horrible flashbacks… he didn’t laugh. Maybe he did the full marathon and it was too soon to joke about it. Ha ha ha.
- When I complain about my monthly mileage being so low at the end of May, remind me of this weekend where I decided to sleep in (until 7:00 on Saturday and 6:00 on Sunday, ha ha!) instead of getting up and running before our weekend morning commitments. Eh, based on how my body was acting this week, I needed it!
Themocracy
Sleeping in is great during recovery. My sleeping in is the same as yours so not very much, but it’s nice to have to jump out of bed and get a run done. I like the change in pace.