Week 7 Recap

Wow, what a week of running!! I can't say I had great runs all week, actually most of the week my legs felt like lead, especially on the 7 mile Wednesday night run, but all in all it was a great running week. On Saturday we had the Spartan 5k race which could possibly be the best time ever!!! 12 obstacles over 3 miles, a perfect Saturday morning and afternoon with some of the best people I know..who could ask for more? There were hundreds of pics taken over the course of the day with our teammates and I couldn't have been more proud of every single one of my team mates. This will definitely be a yearly race we do!

Since we didn't do our long run on Saturday, we had to make up for it on Sunday. We had 14.05 miles up two of the biggest hills in Worcester, Goddard Memorial and Airport Drive. I had a great run, made it up the hills with no problems and finished the 14 miles strong. Afterward however, I was SORE!! I haven't been sore after a run since the half marathon, the only thing I can attribute it to was the 2 mile hill climb on our run, because other than that, there were no changes in the terrain of our long runs.

Well, I am leaving for AZ on Wednesday to hike the Grand Canyon with Robyn. I'm going to have to tweak this weeks running schedule slightly since we are planning a 16 mile hike on Thursday and my long run is moving to Sunday.

Week 7

Ok, I haven't been posting, but I didn't miss a run or workout last week, just been running around like a lunatic at work and home. I had 2 FANTASTIC 12-13 mile runs where I felt like a million bucks, so let's hope that feeling continues as the mileage continues to increase!

August 23-August 29

Monday: Rest (Yoga)

Tuesday: 3 miles

Wednesday: 7 miles

Thursday: 4 miles and Strength

Friday: Rest

Saturday: Spartan 5k

Sunday: 14 miles

Week 6

Ok, after a tough week or so, I am getting ready to get back on track with my training.

August 16-August 22

Monday: Rest (Yoga)

Tuesday: 2 miles

Wednesday: Bootcamp with team

Thursday: 2 miles and Strength

Friday: Rest

Saturday: 13 miles

Sunday: Cross train

Week 5

Week 5 was a struggle, I didn't get to all the runs I would have liked due to a death in my family. This is how the week should have looked and what I did was in parentheses.

August 9-August 15

Monday: Rest (About 7 miles)

Tuesday: 2 miles (Rest)

Wednesday: 5 miles

Thursday: 3 miles and Strength (Rest)

Friday: Rest

Saturday: 12 miles (My tracker said it was 13)

Sunday: Cross train (Hiked Purgatory Chasm)

Week 4

Week 4

So, I have to make a slight adjustment to this week since I missed our 10 mile run on Saturday (which I did Monday,) so Tuesday will be a rest day and then I'll be back on track.

August 2-August 8

Monday: 10 miles

Tuesday: Rest

Wednesday: 4 miles

Thursday: 3 miles and Strength

Friday: Rest

Saturday: 11.6 miles

Sunday: Cross train

10 miles

So, due to unforeseen circumstances, I missed my Saturday run with my team. I ended up taking 3 days off and ran my 10 miles yesterday evening, on a treadmill, but hey, I got the mileage in and overall, I felt good. I can't believe we are moving into week 4 already!

Week 3

So far, I haven't missed one workout or rest day!! I can't believe we are on week 3! Let's hope for some relief in the weather!

July 26-August 1

Monday: Rest (Yoga)

Tuesday: 2 miles

Wednesday: 6.2 miles

Thursday: 2 miles and Strength

Friday: Rest

Saturday: 9 miles

Sunday: Cross train