Adjusted Reality

“Reality can be beaten with enough imagination.” – Mark Twain

Half Marathon Training, Between Week 5 and 6

If you’ve been following me here this shouldn’t be any surprise, but for the rest of you and for my posterity, here is how last week went:

Monday: 4 mile run and weights at the gym

Check, and check.   Run was good, I’m really liking the morning run.  Weights at the gym SUCKED, I had a headache and it just kept getting worse, plus the gym was so crowded I had to stalk each machine I wanted.  However, I got through it, and I don’t regret pushing through.

Tuesday: yoga and 7×400 track sprints (walk/jog to the track, run 1 lap at a little under 5k pace, jog one lap, repeat 6 more times, then jog/walk home)

Check and not check (right away at least).   This afternoon – happy hour happened.  I skipped my run.  But – I made up for it and did it on Saturday morning so it wasn’t slacking per se, just rescheduling!

Wednesday: DDR and yoga

Check and check.  Was feeling a little rough from the night before, but I got through it.

Thursday: 4 mile run and weights at home

Check and check.  Zliten joined me for both of these!  Poor guy says he’ s still sore from my weights workout.  I told him he didn’t HAVE to keep up with me, but did he listen? Noooo…

Friday: 7 mile run

Check.  I was almost late to work because I got out a bit late, but I did it.  Longest run ever.  First time eating during a run (I probably didn’t have to until I got to the 8 miler, but wanted to practice early).  Luna watermelon moons are yummy!  Believe it or not though, it took some coordination to eat and run.  And I really wanted some water after.  I’m definitely packing the camelback this week.

Saturday: Rest!

Not Check, but on purpose.  I had to make up the intervals from Tuesday and it was actually pretty nice to do them on a weekend morning, watching the kiddies play soccer.  Since we didn’t do an epic ride this week, it was also good to have some activity over the weekend.  I don’t comprehend 2 days of butt-sitting anymore.

Sunday: Rest.

Check.  After derby day festivities, I enjoyed doing a whole lot of nothing.

Total week 4 mileage (running):  19 (plus about a mile of walking)

Week 6 already?  After this week, I’m halfway there?  Crazy…

Monday: 4 mile run and weights at home

Tuesday: yoga and 40 minute tempo run (ouch – that’s 30 mins straight at a breakneck pace)

Wednesday: yoga and 40 mins of DDR

Thursday: 4 mile run and weights at the gym

Friday: 8 mile run

Weekend: Vegas, baby!  Regular training will resume next Wednesday. 🙂

Things I learned last week:

1.  It helps put into perspective how entirely crazy you are when you watch someone else try to rock your workout with you.  Running 4 miles in the morning and doing my weight workout at night is just another Monday or Thursday to me, but seeing Zliten try to get through it opens my eyes how crazy I am – and how much I’ve progressed in the last few years!  Hopefully he will keep at it and be totally crazy with me!

2.  I really missed biking this weekend.  I guess I’m just used to the level of activity I’m getting.  I felt almost a little lazy ONLY doing my running training.

3.  Eating and running takes coordination!  It took me about a mile total to eat the package of moons because I had to get it out of the package, chew it thoroughly and slowly, and swallow it carefully while still breathing properly.  Also – still trying to figure out what to do with them.  In the bra felt funny, in the pants was slipping, so I just held it in my hands but that was annoying.  Maybe I need to designate one outfit my long run outfit and sew a little pocket somewhere?

4.  I am definitely feeling a change this last week in difficulty.  This is hard stuff!  I’m almost up to 20 mile weeks, which is about double what I was running before I started this.  Next week is going to start being really rough though – everything jumps up a little bit and I don’t have any really easy days anymore.  I’m feeling a little intimidated by what the plan has me doing over the next few weeks, but all I can do is get out there and put one foot in front of the other and see how far I can go.  I think I have it in me.

5.  I went into this process really concerned about doing exactly what training I was supposed to do on the proper day.  I’ve gotten a bit lacksidasical about it.  I hope that ends up being ok – though I’m pretty sure as long as I make sure to keep increasing my distance on the long run each week and accumulate some mileage other than that I’ll be fine.

What’s everyone else’s plan for the week?

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2 Comments

  1. Ah yes, what to do with one’s food whilst running? I ran my marathon in the cutest lil’ running dress ever! Downside: NO pockets. At first I shoved my gel (I use caffeinated gels rather than sport beans or what have you because of the chewing-breathing-swallowing issues you already discovered!) into the waistband of my shorts. Of course it slipped down into the leg area becoming very uncomfortable. Then I tried the bra and seeing as I’m an a cup on a good day, it looked like I was packing a wire – or a box of altoids. Then I tried folding it into my shorts. It fell out at mile 17. At which point I just ate the sucker and vowed to never run without pockets again no matter HOW cute the dress. (Note: most running shorts do have a built in pocket! Some skirts do. Very few running tights & dresses do.) Good luck sister!

  2. cat

    7 miles?! Nice! I’ve slacked for nearly an entire week but back at it tomorrow!

    Haha, I’ve never thought about eating and running. Now I must try and see 🙂

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