CherieFran
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Mar 29, 2016
Week of 10/10 - 10/16
This week proved why fall is my favorite season. The weather was absolutely perfect every day. I only wish the days were longer or my commute was shorter so that I could have done all my runs outside!
Meanwhile, in W&D weekend-related news, my pretty purple magic band arrived, the courses were leaked (super excited for the 10K, meh on the half), I found my bib number (guessing corral B for the half based on Dark Side), and I didn't get the email with information about the gift card that comes with registration (wonder if I'll get the email with the actual electronic gift card?).
Monday: 3 miles/26:29
On the treadmill at work, not outside in the pretty, pretty weather.
Tuesday: 3.4 miles/30:00
Tempo run
Wednesday: Rest
Thursday: 3.5 miles/30:42
Because of scheduling stuff this week, Wednesday was a rest day and not a work-from-home, run-outside day, so I had to do my "longer" mid-week easy run on the treadmill as well.
Friday: Rest
Saturday: 4 miles/34:09
Sweet, sweet outdoor running perfection. High 40s for the morning run felt great. My easy run pace picked up by about 15 seconds/mile just based on the ideal conditions. Level of effort still felt the same.
Also enjoyed gorgeous fall weather for the afternoon out in the country. I just wanted to bottle this day up.
Sunday: 0.85 miles/7:15
My long run was a big bust. I had 9 miles on the schedule but I was out way past my bedtime visiting with some friends from high school who were in town. I also did not drink nearly enough water on Saturday. I woke up in the morning feeling yucky - sleepy and dehydrated. Hoping it's just that and not coming down with a cold or something. I forced myself out of bed and got dressed to run, but as soon as I started to run, my body was like, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" So I did a U-turn and went home (and in the afternoon took an almost 2-hour nap). If I had more time, I probably would have walked or (walked/run if I started feeling better) the 9 miles, but I had to go pick up the dog from an overnight at daycare when it opened in the morning so I didn't have time to really slow down the pace much. And I just really, really wasn't feeling it. This is the first long run I have missed in 5+ months, so I'm not terribly concerned from a training perspective, I just can't let it be a habit, especially a month or so from now when marathon training starts.
Mushu enjoyed all the great weather this week, too (much better than the rain)!