Marathon Training
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Weekly Workout Schedule – 2.11.13
Last week’s schedule Monday – Rest actual: 45 minute lunar flow yoga @ home Tuesday – 3 mi run complete Wednesday – 5 mi run complete Thursday – 3 mi run actual: 2.5 mi run Friday – Rest complete Saturday – Yoga actual: rest Sunday – 6 mi actual: 6 mi treadmill run, 20 min strength Total mileage – 16.5 mi My body really needed those two days of rest last week. After having a horrid run on Thursday, my legs were screaming at me to rest. No yoga, no spinning, nothing. I can’t help but feel guilty when I go two days in a row with zero exercise, but…
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Weekly Workout Schedule – 2.4.12
Last week’s schedule Monday – Rest Tuesday – 3 mi actual: 60 min power yoga/3 mi run Wednesday – 5 mi actual: 4.5 mi Thursday – 2 mi + Strength actual: rest Friday – Rest actual: 3.5 mi Saturday – Yoga + Strength actual: rest Sunday – WS #5 – 10 mi complete Total mileage – 20 mi 21 mi Last week I talked about my lack of motivation with running. Hopefully this week it will come back! I’ve been getting my miles in, even though I don’t feel too excited. But I’m hoping it changes soon! Its a step-back week in marathon training, and I’m glad I only have…
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2013 HMRRC Winter Series #5 – 10M
The last Winter Series race of the 2012-13 season is in the books! I actually only missed one this year because I was flying back from Florida during the 10K- oh well! Last year I set a PR during the 10 mile race, but I knew this year it wasn’t in the cards. I’m just slower right now. My legs just don’t want to move fast. Anyway, I ran most of this race with these lovely ladies, Kristin & Melissa. They were ahead of me most of the time, actually. 😉 (yes, that pic is from the 15K in December.) At times I had trouble keeping up with them, my…
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Unmotivated
I don’t know what it is. Maybe its the weird, doom and gloom weather we’re having. Maybe just because its winter and its dark like, all the time, but lately my motivation for running has been nil. Tuesday night I had to talk myself into going to the gym. I went to yoga and then had to drag myself to the treadmill for a three mile run. I normally love yoga, but for some reason I just couldn’t get into it. I just didn’t want to be there–I’d rather have been on my couch! But, at least I made it to the gym? Yesterday I had 5 miles on the…
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Weekly Workout Schedule – 1.28.13
Last week’s schedule Monday – Kettlebell Bootcamp complete Tuesday – 3 mi actual: 45 min spin class Wednesday – 4 mi actual: 5 mi tempo run Thursday – 3 mi actual: 4 mi Friday – Rest Saturday – 8 mi actual: 60 min spin class/20 min strength Sunday – Strength actual: 9 mi Total Mileage – 18 mi I had last Monday off for MLK Day, so I took advantage of a free kettlebell bootcamp class at my gym! It was a FANTASTIC workout! I really wish I could do classes with a trainer like that every week because it was great. I’m thinking of getting a kettlebell DVD to…
