2018 Weekly Workout Recap #36 - #39

Heellloooo, everyone! Here's yet another installment on my workout activities. Another month in the books, and so far so good! :-)

This Happened During A Long Run...
When I was running my 12 miler I paused to stretch during a walk interval. That is when I noticed that my car key and fob were missing from my running belt. F%&K! I finished the mile I was in then turned around to back track - keeping an eye out for my keys. I never saw them. Thankfully, my car was still in its spot - I had a fear that I dropped the key by the car and someone kidnapped it.  I called my mom since she had my backup set, and the parental units headed out to meet me. The last three miles of that run were a mess since I was talking to my mom then my Hubby about the situation. I wasn't in a panic (like my family was worried about), but I was definitely distracted and it completely threw off my pace averages.When my parents arrived, my dad wanted to walk the path to see if we could find them, which was something I was not interested in doing that since I already ran 12 miles (even though I felt like I could run longer - probably due to my adrenaline of trying to find my keys). Plus, it was my Hub's one and only day off with me. So, after a half mile my mom and I turned back (leaving Dad seeking to achieve his ambitious idea of walking 3 or so miles in search of the keys). I left Mom with directions on how to find dad at the next parking lot, and headed home. My mom found my dad, who gave up the search. Now I'm down to one pair of car keys until I can get a replacement, and I'm guarding them like the Holy Grail.

Trust Your Training
On my last 6 mile mid-week run I felt so good. I feel like my training is going well, and I felt confident. The felt easy to me, and it made me think that my training is actually working.

Marathon Pace and Hill Repeats 
I've been working on the making one of my mid-week runs at marathon pace (currently 12:30/mile) and the other with hill repeats. So far I'm not doing too badly, but I'm hoping to make it routine in hopes that it'll make a difference on marathon day. Fingers crossed! 

Yoga
I also really started to get into yoga, and I'm loving it. I feel so good about myself that I'm (1) sticking with it, for once, (2) I found good yoga videos that don't hurt, and (3) That I feel like I'm learning and making bodily improvements. I've been following Yoga with Adriene videos on YouTube, and I think they're great.

For those starting out with yoga, take a look at her beginner videos. But what I've been doing on my XT days I've been doing just a video or a combo of yoga and some strength training moves added on.

One video that was posted earlier this month that I really like is the Strength and Stamina - Roller Derby video. I totally break a sweat with this one!

WORKOUT RECAP #36: SEPTEMBER 2 - 8

Day 245: Plan: 11 mile Run | Actual: 11.03 miles ran

Day 246: Plan: XT | Actual: 40 min yoga

Day 247: Plan: 6 mile Run | Actual: 6.14 miles ran

Day 248: Plan: XT | Actual: 15 Strength

Day 249: Plan: 6 miles Run | Actual: 6.14 miles ran

Day 250: Plan: XT | Actual: Rest

Day 251: Plan: Rest | Actual: Rest 

Total Running Miles this week:  23.32 miles 

Total Time Cross-training this week: 45 minutes  

Total Miles Cross-training this week: 0 Miles

WORKOUT RECAP #37: SEPTEMBER 9 - 15

Day 252: Plan: 12 mile Run | Actual: 12.10 miles ran

Day 253: Plan: XT | Actual: Rest 

Day 254: Plan: 6 mile Run | Actual: 6.02 miles ran

Day 255: Plan: XT | Actual: 40 min yoga 

Day 256: Plan: 6 miles Run | Actual: 6.03 miles ran

Day 257: Plan: XT | Actual: 40 mins yoga

Day 258: Plan: Rest | Actual: Rest

Total Running Miles this week:  24.15 Miles 

Total Time Cross-training this week: 1 hour, 20 minutes  

Total Miles Cross-training this week: 0 Miles

WORKOUT RECAP #38: SEPTEMBER 16 - 22

Day 259: Plan: 9 mile Run | Actual: 9.05 miles ran

Day 260: Plan: XT | Actual: 20 mins yoga

Day 261: Plan: 7.50 mile Run | Actual: 7.54 miles ran

Day 262: Plan: XT | Actual: 40 min yoga 

Day 263: Plan: 7.50 miles Run | Actual: 8.03 miles ran

Day 264: Plan: XT | Actual: 20 mins yoga 

Day 265: Plan: Rest | Actual: Rest 


Total Running Miles this week: 24.63 Miles

Total Time Cross-training this week: 1 hour, 20 minutes 

Total Miles Cross-training this week: 0 Miles

WORKOUT RECAP #39: SEPTEMBER 23 - 29

Day 266: Plan: 14  mile Run | Actual: 14.02 miles ran

Day 267: Plan: XT | Actual: 40 minutes yoga 

Day 268: Plan: 7.50 mile Run | Actual: 7.71 miles ran 

Day 269: Plan: XT | Actual: 40 minutes yoga 

Day 270: Plan: 7.50 miles Run | Actual:  7.82 miles ran 

Day 271: Plan: XT | Actual: Rest 

Day 272: Plan: Rest | Actual: Rest 

Total Running Miles this week: 29.55 Miles 

Total Time Cross-training this week: 1 hour, 20 Minutes  

Total Miles Cross-training this week: 0 Miles 


Total Running Miles to Date: 498.77 Miles 

Total Time & Miles Cross-Training to Date: 13:05:00 | 0 Miles

Hope you all have a great week! 

2017 OMaD - Week 40

It's OCTOBER! I have less than 4 weeks till our wedding. I wrote up a training plan to get back to 15k distance that will lead me to a half marathon distance after 10 weeks of the 15k training schedule. I don't start the training just yet, but I'm going to get myself back to the routine before I jump into it.

October 1 - 7  

Day 274:  3.12 Miles - I ran a 5k, and it was rough. I definitely feel out of shape. I need to get everything back! Ugh! My besties were suppose to come over for lunch, see our new home, and do some wedding shopping. But, alas, they couldn't make it. Boo! So I spent the day veggie in front of Netflix.

Day 275: 0 Miles - Upper Body Strength Training! Mondays are when I do my upper body now. I was so nervous of maybe having someone beat me to the gym and hog all the equipment. But I lucked out and I was practically alone. When I got back after 20 minutes I also did 50 sit ups. M had to massage my arms before I could even lift my coffee cup to my lips! During breakfast M and I worked on our wedding ceremony planning. Then! While he was at work, I went shopping and recon on other things to buy for the wedding reception. After everything I went to the grocery store started dinner. It was a LONG day!

Day 276: 0 Miles - I had no motivation today to go for my run. I got up early. Drank my coffee. Stared out of our living room window at the drizzly rain that was going on out there in the world. I have no one to be accountable but myself and maybe M. But, some days, that is not good enough. I wish I had a running buddy, like HC, that I could run with. But I don't (she's training for a marathon and is far past the limit of mileage that I can do.). Anyway, I pretty did not go for my run. And I totally regretted it later on... when it was too late for me to go. It sucked. Pretty much the rest of my day was crappy, but ended well. 

Day 277: 0 Miles - Kettlebell Day. I had my first "wedding related nightmare" early, early this morning. Pretty much right before my 6:15am alarm I had a nightmare where we were at our wedding venue (which really wasn't our venue) and I realized that I left my make up (something I typically don't wear) and accessories at home. My bridesmaids went out to collect everything, but they were lost and couldn't find anything. But my phone was some weird looking clicker with missing buttons. Basically, the entire wedding was running late. It was nasty and uber stressful.

So I forced myself up and I got my kettlebell workout in. The rest of the day I went well. I finally got all my bridal shower "Thank You" cards done during my lunch hour. After work I also picked up a couple items for our centerpieces to play with.

Day 278: 3.14 Miles - I got up before 7am and tried to stretch while sipping my coffee and catching up on the news. I was going a little slower than I should have and didn't get out to the park until a little before 8am. But it was not bad. I felt good running a 5k. I could tell my pace was fast but I wasn't overly tired and winded. I was definitely sore from working out earlier this week. My 5k time was 40 minutes and some change, which is not bad. M and I worked on some wedding plans before we both headed off to a crazy day at work! 

Day 279: 0 Miles - Another Cross-Training Day! Instead of going to gym to cycle, I decided to experiment with yoga. The reason? My muscles - from my arms to my hammies - were so so so sore it was hard to move at times yesterday. Last night M had massage my arm it hurt so much. Anyway! I tried out half of Runner's World's Class 5: Beginner Yoga and half of Runner's World's Class 1: Essential Yoga. So far, I'm liking Class 1 more (I should've gone with that one instead of starting with Class 5). I totally can tell that I do not have any finesse with yoga, but I'll still give it ago again! I can definitely say that my arms feel better, my legs may not be as sore. Though, I may have a crick in my back shoulder from one move.

After work I did, what felt like, a gobs of errands. I went to an Asian market to get some mung bean sprouts for dinner. Then I went to a Hobby Lobby to get some more stuff for the wedding. Last, I went to Dick's Sporting Goods to get a shirt that I saw the weekend before and a new running tank top. Then I was home for a quick break before I started making dinner, which was a Asian bowl with tempeh. I've never had tempeh before. It was actually really good, especially since we marinaded it in a sauce all day. We were still a little hungry after the vegan dinner so we had some Halo Top ice cream. 

Day 280: 0  Miles - Rest Day! I'm sure glad it's rest day! I woke up feeling sore, uber tired, and stuff going on in my sinuses that made me wonder if I'm finally catching the cold that's around me

Total Miles this week: 6.26 Miles

Miles to Date: 294.70 Miles

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