2016 total mileage: 1206.42
2017 total mileage: 1211.61
Huzzah!
Friday was the last time I ran. Yep. Two unplanned days off. My body feels better today than it did in the past several days. I am hoping to lace up the shoes this afternoon.
Monday, August 21
Plan says: Rest
What I do: Rest
Tuesday, August 22
Plan says: 1.5 mile warm up, 6 x 1 mile at 10k pace with 400 m recovery in between, 1.5 mile cool down
What I do: I work up with a very stiff and sore neck, likely from sleeping on my side with my arm at a weird angle underneath my head. I started running after work and it felt like knives were digging into my neck with every step. This feeling gradually lessened but it became apparent that I was not going to be doing mile repeats. My goal was to make it 5 miles and I did it.
5.24 miles, 40:57 (7:49 avg pace)
Wednesday, August 23
Plan says: 5 miles easy
What I do: MILE REPEATS. My neck and shoulder were still very sore. The warm up was uncomfortable but not as awful as Tuesday so I decided that I was going for it. I again was doing this after work so my time was limited. Six seemed like SO MANY so I again did the trick of "Just start with 1". I opted to do 5 repeats instead of 6 so I could get a cool down in. By that time, my body felt shot anyways. I ran these too fast. My 10K pace is not in the 6:15 range. I haven't been happy with the two 10Ks I ran this summer. My best 10K this summer (also my PR) was 6:46 pace, which is slower than I hope to run this half marathon. Maybe not a good sign?! Anyways, my goal for these mile repeats was 6:30. Totally overshot that. Probably not the smartest. I ran two different mile-long loops in my neighborhood and the adjacent neighborhood. Loop A is hillier than Loop B, which is reflected in the time. I also stopped during the last two for a breath. I need to not do that.
1.5 mile warm up, 12:23 (8:15 avg pace)
LOOP A: 1 mile, 6:14.0 / 0.25 mile, 2:10 (8:36 avg pace)
LOOP B: 1 mile, 6:09.9 / 0.25 mile, 2:16 (9:05)
LOOP A: 1 mile, 6:16.9 / 0.25 mile, 2:16 (9:08)
LOOP B: 1 mile, 6:06.6 / 0.25 mile, 2:20 (9:20)
LOOP A: 1 mile, 6:23.6 /
2.05 mile cool down, 17:24 (8:30 avg pace)
I took a epsom salt bath to hopefully help the neck and shoulders. This was awesome and made me very sleepy. I still went to bed later than I should have.
Thursday, August 17
Plan says: 1.5 mile warm up, 6 miles at half-marathon pace (6:44), 1.5 mile cool down
What I do: 5 miles easy. I actually got up with a morning alarm!!!! Neck and shoulders were still feeling off, but better than the previous two days. I AM GETTING OLD!
5.1 miles, 42:46 (8:23)
Friday, August 18
Plan says: 6 miles easy
What I do: I wanted to get in my tempo run but wasn't feeling that great. My neck and shoulders still felt sore and generally I didn't feel great. I went out for a run and tried to push several miles. It was inconsistent but I logged a few tempo miles.
7.15 miles, 52:02 (7:17 avg pace)
Saturday, August 19
Plan says: 10 miles at long run pace (7:30-9:00)
What I do: Oh man. Our house was hit over the weekend. My son started feeling ill Friday during the day and was puking every 3 hours on Friday night. Luckily he woke up feeling ok on Saturday morning. I, on the other hand, now had a neck, shoulder and back thing going on that was horrible. I felt crummy, and had no appetite (unusual for me!). I took a bunch of Advil and we had a family thing to attend. We returned home and kids fell asleep at 6PM. I was not far behind at 8PM. Then my daughter woke up with fever + headache + body aches. Luckily she never went the puke route.
0 miles
Sunday, August 20
Plan says: 5 miles easy
What I do: Again woke up feeling like junk. My back felt miserable. I still wasn't very hungry. We had a chill day relaxing. By the end of the day, I felt like I had gotten hit by a bus. Kids went to bed and I again went to bed at 8PM with chills and body aches. Luckily I woke up on the other side of the curve this morning so I think we are all back on the mend!
0 miles
Plan Miles: 45
Total Weekly Miles: 32.06
So sorry to hear about your back! That sounds really painful and frustrating. I'm amazed you were able to do those mile repeats, and so fast. I did 6 x 1600m today, and I was actually trying for faster than 10K pace, but I ended up doing exactly 10K pace. Hope you are continuing to improve from the illness.
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