Plan says: OPTIONAL Easy 4-5 miles
What I do: 4.25 miles, 32:18. On the treadmill. Before you get too excited that I did the optional workout for the week - this really covers Friday's non-optional 3-4 miles.
Tuesday 1/13
Plan says: Negative split 6 miles (divided into 2 3 mile chunks - run the 2nd chunk faster than the first)
What I do: I was disappointed that my usual Tuesday power yoga class was cancelled today.
I did not run today. Monday was the third day in a row, after a long run. I needed a rest.
0 miles.
Wednesday 1/14
Plan says: Rest
What I do: 1.66 miles on the treadmill. Today was a DAY. I was definitely in a funk, and I headed to the treadmill to do Tuesday's workout and get all the negativity out of my system. Unfortuantely my day began at 3 AM, having to change pee-soaked sheets from my daughter's bed and then I was not able to fall back asleep so I was tired all day. (On the up side, I got a lot of reading done!) I threw in the towel after 1.66 miles.
Thursday 1/15
Plan says: Fun workout (as defined by two pages in the book including sledding, cross-country skiing, relay races, shooting baskets, etc)
What I do:
It was a great day outside so I headed out to do Tuesday's missed workout after meetings were over at my office. I did manage to negative split my miles -
First Chunk: 7:20 average
Mile 1: 7:15 pace
Mile 2: 7:20 pace
Mile 3: 7:25 pace
Second Chunk: 6:38 average
Mile 4: 6:41 pace
Mile 5: 6:46 pace
Mile 6: 6:28 pace
Check
Also, "fun workout" happens almost on a daily occurrence as my 4 year old loves being chased around the house. I wasn't aware I could count that!! ha ha ha
Friday 1/16
Plan says: 3-4 easy miles
What I do: This has been the optional workout for the previous two weeks - I did it on Monday instead of today.
I got more "fun workout" in by taking the kids to the playground and running around pulling them in a sled and chasing them around.
Saturday 1/17
Plan says: 15 miles, middle 5 at race pace (plan states that I can choose which middle 5 to do - e.g., mile 7-11)
What I do: Since I am aiming for 7:30 pace and most of my long runs have been faster than this, my overall plan was to run the first 5 miles easy, push the next 5 miles, and run the last 5 miles easy rather than aim for a specific pace. I felt really good during most of this run (the last 2 miles were challenging) and the weather was amazing. Most of the ice/snow had melted so I could run on bare sidewalk or street for 90% of the run. I also ran this in the morning. I made the multi-grain muffins out of the Runners World Cookbook and had two of those, each with cashew butter, a bottle of water and a cup of coffee before heading out. I didn't feel as sluggish as I normally do on morning runs. I also ran in my Saucony Triumphs and it went well.
First 5:
Mile 1: 7:34
Mile 2: 7:20
Mile 3: 7:27
Mile 4: 7:24
Mile 5: 7:20
Middle 5:
Mile 6: 7:01
Mile 7: 7:06
Mile 8: 6:56
Mile 9: 7:12
Mile 10: 7:03
***Ate a Chocolate Gu and had half a water bottle****
Last 5:
Mile 11: 7:37
Mile 12: 7:41
Mile 13: 7:31
Mile 14: 7:14
Mile 15: 7:05
Total: 15.09 miles, 1:50:05 (7:18 pace)
Sunday 1/18
Plan says: Rest
What I do: My BIL was visiting from FL so we went out to brunch. I stuffed my face with two plates of food, had two mimosas and went home and took a nap. It was glorious. 0 miles.
Week 3 Total Mileage: 27.01 miles
Completed the 4 mandatory workouts. Yay!
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