Training Week 377
Highlight of the Week: Having more energy in the second half of the week!
Monday | January 2, 2017: 1,302 yd swim + 7 m run + teaching strength class
Loc: FitNation, Time: 30:21, Pace: 2:20 min/100 yd avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Loc: VP Woods loop, Temp: 39°/38°, Time: 1:19:15, Pace: 11:19 avg, Difficulty: hard, Felt: so so tired
Strength: body bars, Difficulty: easy (half partner work), Felt: good
Tuesday | January 3, 2017: 4 m run
Loc: hood, Temp: 37°/36°, Time: 39:48, Pace: 9:56 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good, finally!
Wednesday | January 4, 2017: rest
Thursday | January 5, 2017: 5 m run (incl. 6×400) + 12 m ride + teaching strength class
Loc: hood, Temp: 11°/11°, Time: 50:57, Pace: 10:11 avg, Difficulty: easy-ish, Felt: good but COLD
Indoor Ride Time: 46:38, Pace: 15.4 mph avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good, just sore butt
Strength: soft balls, plyo and cones, Difficulty: easy (mostly partner work), Felt: better than I thought I would!
Friday | January 6, 2017: teaching strength class + 924 yd swim + 3 m run
Strength: body bars, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Loc: FitNation, Time: 20:02, Pace: 2:09 min/100 yd, Difficulty: easy, Felt: strong
Loc: Lake Andrea, Temp: 6°/3°, Time: 29:21, Pace: 9:47, Difficulty: easy, Felt: really good
Saturday | January 7, 2017: teaching fitness boxing + 5 m run
Strength: whole body and boxing, Difficulty: easy (not partnered up), Felt: hyyyyyyyyyyyper
Loc: VP Woods, Temp: 16°/15°, Time: 50:29, Pace: 10:05 avg, Difficulty: easy (just slippery in spots), Felt: great
Sunday | January 8, 2017: brick (10 m ride/3 m run)
Time: 39:09/31:08, Pace: 15.3 mph/10:22 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: great
Notes:
- On Monday and Tuesday, my legs felt so dead. And they had for at least a week at that point. I was starting to feel concerned, but they finally had some pep after my Wednesday rest day. Yay!
- I have NO technology complaints this week (unless you want me to complain about the video streaming…)! Can you believe it?! I did ask Garmin what was up with my steps sycning but not the activities, and they were basically like “it happens, deal.” Thanks! Ha.
- I got some news Saturday am that made me SUPER hyper. Sorry, fitness boxing class! (I’m not really sorry.)
- I FINALLY remembered what to wear for cold runs! I am not sure why it took me so long to remember to wear an extra long sleeve shirt and a thicker buff over my thinner one. My outside colder runs were much more comfortable this week. A hot bath is still required after, to thaw, though.
- This is silly, but I am proud of myself for running three miles on the treadmill. That’s far for me to go on one! Its a good option to have so I hope I can keep increasing my distance on it bit by bit.
Themocracy
I didn’t notice that you were any more hyper in this week’s boxing class than last week’s 🙂
Treadmill miles are HARD, so you should be proud of that!
Ha ha. That’s good! I guess I just felt it even more.
Thanks! 🙂
Hello! Great job with the swimming… are you going to be training for a triathlon? 😉
Thanks! Not planning on it! I just like to swim for relaxation/cross training. 🙂
Glad to hear you’re feeling more energetic! Maybe it was just the combination of the holidays, cold weather…etc?
Thanks! I think part of it was having way too much going on 🙂 We still have the cold weather, ha ha.
Omg, dead legs have plagued me for a month. It is concerning when it drags on. That is good a rest day cured ya 🙂
I take such hot showers after I work out in winter, I stay in until the water runs cold. Although, I love the cold bouncing between temps is a challenge!
Kick butt week as usual 🙂
That is a LONG time. That would concern me too 🙁 Are they getting better at all?
You have to stay until it turns cold – that is the only way to warm up!!! 😉
Thanks!