Training Update Week 36!
Total miles ran –7
Month to date – 10
Year to date –235.73
Miles on shoes – 54.3
Planned work outs:
Monday - 3.5 miles @ 15/30 sec @ 16:00/18:00 paces
Wednesday - 1 mile @ Easy + 2 mile @ 90/30 sec @ 14:45/18:00 paces + 0.5 mile @ Easy
Friday - 4 miles @ 15/30 sec @ 16:00/18:00 paces
Missed workouts – Friday. I honestly don’t know what happened. I was just so tired all day. I decided to run on Saturday instead, but then I kept putting it off and putting it off till it was storming and running wasn’t an option any more.
Things I learned this week –
I’ve always thought I was a positive person; however, I recently started reading “Let your mind run” by Deena Kastor. She mentions the importance of self-care in and she said something kind of profound in that “There’s no such thing as over training, only under resting.”
She also has this thing where when she has a negative thought she stops and says.. What’s a different thought that will serve me better. In practice for me that looked like. “Darn it! I missed Friday’s run I’m spiraling out of control again. Wait… What’s a better way to think of this thing…. Okay, I got extra rest this week! Come Monday, I’ll have fresh legs.” That’s helpful; however, then I start thinking “I’ll just have to make sure I’m extra diligent and not put too positive of a spin on a missed run.. then I really will start spiraling.” I’ve been thinking and thinking but I can’t think of a better thought for that one. Although, after typing that out.. Is that really a negative thought? It kind seems more along the lines of realistic… Maybe that’s why I can’t spin it?
Other Updates that seem important
My husband and I are working on getting out of debt. So, against most people’s recommendations, we will be making my half marathon a day trip. It’s only 2 hours away from where I live. First waive goes at 7:30am, I want to get there at 6:30 so we’ll be leaving my house at 4:30am.. To be honest, I’m more worried about sitting in a car for 2 hours after running for so long. We may have to find a mall to walk around afterwards.
It’s going to rain all week.. I love running in the rain though. As long as it’s not storming, I’ll be okay.
Days till next race – 21 days until the VA 10 Miler!!!
Plan for week 37:
Monday - 3 miles @ 15/30 sec @ 16:00/18:00 paces
Wednesday - 3 miles @ 15/30 sec @ 16:00/18:00 paces
Friday - 1 mile @ Easy + 4 mile @ 90/30 sec @ 14:45/18:00 paces + 1 mile @
Easy
Saturday - 3 miles @ 15/30 sec @ 16:00/18:00 paces