I can’t believe week 3 of training has already come and gone! Time is flying, and I’m finally feeling a little more fit post-injury. Here’s how the week went:
Monday: 4 miles easy, 50 minutes vinyasa yoga
I had the day off because I was working the following Saturday, and an easy run plus yoga was the perfect combination of sweat and stretching. I relaxed and ran errands most of the day, including a visit to Dr. Levine for some ART. It’s been a while since I’ve gone, which was directly related to the level of pain Dr. L inflicted upon me. Ow. But I felt 900% better after leaving his office.
also finally had time to read the Boston Runner’s World issue. tears and goosebumps.
Tuesday: 8 miles, 6 x 1:30 hill repeats on Cat hill, strength (abs, arms)
The return of the workout! Betsy and I met up at the base of Cat hill for some repeats. I usually really like hills, so this was a good workout to help get me back into the swing of things. Betsy and I pushed each other through each repeat, which was awesome and I think helped me stay strong through the last one. It was super humid, and we were hot sweaty messes by the end.
Wednesday: 8 miles easy, strength (legs, abs)
Thursday: 7 miles easy, 5 x 30 second strides, strength (abs, legs)
Friday: spin class, elliptical, strength (abs, arms)
Saturday: 7 miles easy, strength (abs, legs)
Since I had to be at work pretty early on Saturday, I moved the long run to Sunday. I had a really hard time getting out of bed – really unlike me – and felt like I was asleep until the first mile clicked off. Maybe it was training and busy times at work catching up with me?
Sunday: 12.25 miles, 3 x 5 minute pick-ups at tempo pace with 1 minute rest in between
I still felt pretty tired when I woke up for the run, and it was super humid when I stepped out the door. Luckily the legs actually felt ok, so I attempted a mini-workout in the middle of the run with 5 minute pick-ups. The goal was to actually do 5, but I think the humidity got to me after the third one and I called it quits and ran some easy miles before feeling better and picking it up a little towards the end of the run.
first mile was a little off…
The run didn’t quite go as planned, but I finished pretty strong despite the heat and consider it mostly a success
Total: 46 miles
I’m feeling pretty good overall and am just trying to keep up the stretching and foam rolling in the morning and at night for some tight and sore spots. Things are a little different this time around as I’m trying to take training into my own hands (with Coach John as a trusted consultant), but so far so good. Now that I have a little more time, it’s fun to play with workouts and mileage and have a bit more control.
Question: Do you make your own training plans? How do you plan workouts, etc.?