Instead of reviewing and planning my training last night, I threw myself a bit of a pity party. After spending all day Saturday and most of Sunday grading papers I was pumped to go for a run….and then everything kind of fell apart.
I was all excited to run in my new shoes because running in new shoes is awesome and amazing and wonderful.
But? They’re too big 😦
My heel kept slipping out and I finally turned around and stomped home.
I was extra bummed until I realized I can exchange them no questions asked for up to 30 days.
So then I poured myself a glass of wine and watched The Good Wife.
Exercise
| Monday | 10km easy | 4km – my legs were like lead. |
| Tuesday | 6x1mile strong | 4×1 mile (10.11km) |
| Wednesday | Off – Massage!! | Off!! |
| Thursday | 15k tempo | 8.5km tempo. Ish. |
| Friday | 12k easy | 12k easy |
| Saturday | 15k easy | 2k walk |
| Sunday | 29 long | 😦 |
Total planned mileage: 91km; actual 55.7km
As of today there are 47 days until my race. I keep telling myself that the crappy running days are “mental training” days, I had a lot of them this week.
After running 21.1km on Sunday, my run on Monday was hard. Unbelievably hard.
That said, I did notice my legs felt good on Tuesday, so that counted for something. I felt great on Tuesday until my stomach decided it had other plans. Like lead in my tummy. I really wanted to get in my last two intervals but it just wasn’t happening. At all.
Thursday was a mess of “what can go wrong”. First, I decided to do a hard run the day after my massage therapist stripped my shins. Yeah, probably not a great idea. Then I wore stiff speed shoes. Again, not a great idea. I did make it half distance, which felt good – and confirmed that it really does take me 30 minutes to get warmed up when running.
This weekend didn’t quite go as planned. At all. I’m a bit bummed about it, but I’m also not going to beat myself up over it. I so rarely end up working all weekend, and I’m pretty certain one weekend of low mileage won’t kill me.
Here’s what week 12 looks like…
| Monday | 10km easy |
| Tuesday | 4×1.5 miles strong |
| Wednesday | Off |
| Thursday | 15k tempo |
| Friday | 12k easy |
| Saturday | 15k easy |
| Sunday | 16k long |
Total planned mileage: 78km
I’m feeling good about this upcoming week.
I’m pumped about having Friday off, so I can sleep in, be lazy and run.
Today is gorgeous, so I brought my running gear to work with me so I can run at lunch. This means my run will probably only be about 7km, but I think it’s a fair trade off to be able to enjoy a bit more of the evening 🙂
Tell me: How long does it take you to get warmed up for a run?
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How long does it take to warm up? It’s tough. I know the first 10 minutes are super tough. The first 30 are where I’ll start to feel a little twinge of pain here or there and start questioning my route. Once I make it past that, though, it’s usually pretty golden.
That sounds EXACTLY like my warm ups.
I try to pretend the first 10 minutes don’t even exist because they’re always awful.
And you’re so right about the imaginary pains until the 30 minute mark. I plan a lot of my routes so I’m forced to not make any decisions until I hit the 5km/30 minute mark and then I can usually keep going just fine.
Love the good wife!
I’m super addicted! I watched 3 episodes last night. I’m hoping to catch up in time for the season finale 🙂
Chin up! Takes me a few kilometres to really get my groove. I find doing a warm up with strides helps too. Wishing you an injury-free week!
I think I might look into adding a bit more to get myself warmed up instead of just running.
Where did you get your shoes from that it’s a no questions asked return policy? I’m in the market for a new pair!
it always takes me a couple of kilometres before I feel warmed up. I’m always like I hate this, why am I doing this for usually the first 4!
I bought these online from Newton Running. My first few pairs I bought in-store so I could try them on, but I found their sizing to be pretty consistent. I love their shoes!
Good to know. I have heard great things about newton but haven’t tried.
I need to focus in more on my warmups, because I can’t find my groove until mile 3 most of the time!
I totally understand! I think I need to add more to my warm ups so I don’t feel like death for 3 miles 🙂
I love that you write your plan and then your actual workouts you did! *I pressed enter before I finished typing. lol
7 minutes! 6 if it’s really hot or 8 if it’s really cold. but that’s basically it LOL apparently, I’m a simple creature.
Whoa! That’s amazing! I’m definitely envious of your quick warm ups.
Somedays it seems to take forever to shake the lead out of my legs. So glad you were able to exchange your shoes!
It’s so hard to keep going when your legs feel like lead.
Me too – the exchange policy totally made my day 🙂
Sometimes it seems like if I do a good warm up before the race, I start of a run feeling pretty good! But usually it probably takes a half mile or so to get in the groove.
I’m awful at warming up before a race, too. Ha! I think the message is that I need to do more of a warm up for ALL of my runs 🙂
And then you whomped your ankle. Best laid plans, gone awry. Wompwomp. 😛
Story of my life 🙂 Heh.
at least you’re consistent!
Hope this week goes better!! And that the new shoes are fabu! 🙂
Thanks! The bright pink ones make me super happy.
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Because I have asthma, I’m warming up my respiratory system more than my muscles. I do about 3 minutes of brisk walking, 3 more of light running, and then I stretch for about 6 minutes. I only run for 30-45 minutes right now, so a 30 minute warm-up would kind of kill my desire to run.
I did 7.5km at lunch yesterday and the last 2.5km felt great, but before hand it was just terrible. I had a side stitch, my shins hurt and I was a mess. Once I get past the 30 min point I’m golden – it’s just like a switch. But an annoying one 🙂
Yay for no questions asked and new shoes!!! Looks like you had another great week!
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