This weekend didn’t fully go as planned, but that seems to be the name of the game lately. I remember the days when I would do every single training run on the day I planned to do it. Always exactly on schedule, always in order… those days have been long gone!
I think it’s good though. I know there should be some order to your training runs, but I also know how to adapt better now and how to listen to my body. I also know that one training run is just that, ONE training run.
Monday
8 easy
4th of July! I slept in and paid for it when I went to run and it was very warm out already. I kept the pace easy and just cruised, trying to keep a positive attitude!
8.0 miles/1:12:09/9:01 avg pace
Tuesday
am: 10 miles with 15 x 1 min @ 5k, 1 min easy
pm: 3 miles easy
I hopped out of bed on Tuesday morning and ran 3 miles to the running path where I got going on my timed intervals using my Garmin! This was a fun run, 1 minute actually goes by pretty fast, but having 15 sets is kind of a lot! My legs felt pretty heavy on a couple, but picked up the pace by the end.
10.0 miles/1:26:19/8:37 avg pace
7:17 avg for 5k sections
That night I went to lululemon for the weekly run club where we ran 3 miles since we had the run forum after. We had a great time with lots of fun questions!
3.0 miles/27:45/9:15 avg pace
Wednesday
rest
I got home late from run club on Tuesday night so couldn’t get myself out of bed that morning. After work it was 95+ outside so I decided to call Wednesday a rest day. I should have known that Thursday was going to be tough and just run, but I didn’t.
Thursday 9 miles with 2 x 15min @ HMP rest
I had somewhere to be early on Thursday morning so running wasn’t an option. I packed my stuff for after work, but I got out of work a little late, it was really hot again, and I just didn’t have it in me. I wasn’t happy with it, but it is what it is.
Friday 8 10 easy
I met up with Kristin early for a run and ran 6 with her, then added on a few more since I was feeling good. I am never a proponent of “making up miles” but that’s kind of what I was going for. I also typically don’t run so long or so fast the day before a big long run, but hey I was breaking all my rules this day apparently.
I was so happy to be running though and it definitely made me feel like my old self after a couple of weird days with no running.
10.0 miles/1:28:43/8:52 avg pace
Saturday 19 20 long
Sunday
6 easy
Fun easy run with Roadbunner, Karin and Layla!
Total for week 9: 57.0 miles
All in all not a bad week after missing a couple of days!
SFM is now less than 3 weeks away but I am not “tapering” just yet. I am playing around with a 2 week taper this training cycle to see what that is like and how my body handles it. PLUS since I am really just using SFM as a “training run” for Portland, I won’t be tapering as much as I usually do.
3 weeks to go!
I remember the days when being flexible was NOT in my vocabulary. It takes a lot of work and determination to get the point where one run, is just ONE run. Pretty awesome that you are there!
Looking good this week. If there is one thing I am learning, it’s that things will not always go according to plan!
I will be interested to find out how you like the mini taper for SFM!
Great job not letting the missed runs get to you. You are wearing lots of hats these days, which makes scheduling tough. I always change things around so that I never have to do the key workouts in the heat. Easy runs I don’t care:)
Great job!
I think when you get up there in mileage like where you are now (50-60 miles per week), it gets really tough to execute *perfect* weeks. I’m only at 37 mpw, and it takes a lot of juggling to get it done.
I’m doing a 2-week taper for my marathon too (in Sept). After 8 marathons, I’m finally realizing that 3 weeks is too much for me.
Glad to hear you can adapt – I’m learning to. When I miss a training day I beat myself up and try to log it in on a rest day the following week. Or just feel like I need to play catch-up. I need to let it go! Life is crazy sometimes!
I really enjoy hearing about your training, Aron, and how you have such a great attitude when you need to adapt and change things around. It’s really helping me feel better about my very flexible training right now. And I think it shows that running and having a busy work/social/family life don’t need to be mutually exclusive. You seem to make it all work and be happy with it, and that’s definitely something I look up to!
Looks like a good week overall. Good luck with the mini-taper. I’ll look forward to tips on how it went!