If Every training week could be this good, I think I could definitely be prepared to run a marathon by this Fall. Everything felt right. I didn’t feel great during all of my runs – but I hit every training day, and added an extra one (oops) I was satisfied with every run & added in some weights!
Monday – 4.02 miles in 44 minutes. A very easy run. I was simply enjoying the peace and quiet I felt for the very first time since well – ya know. Did my 50 push ups for Jill Hanner’s Armpit Fat Blast Challenge.
Tuesday – 3.7 miles. This was supposed to be a solid 4 minutes, I still consider it a win for two reasons. A) 3.7 miles is close enough to 4 to be mostly satisfied. B) Something popped in my left ankle and immediately stung. I hopped right off because even though it didn’t hurt that bad it SOUNDED awful. Good news, by the time I woke up Wednesday morning it felt brand new!
Wednesday – Rest/Tattoo Day
Thursday – 5 Miles on the Elliptical. My ankle felt golden but I was hesitant to over use my right leg with a fresh tattoo and what not. Plus it was sore – I’m not gonna lie! I like the elliptical though. It gives me… Cojones. Made me believe I could be fast, I believed it – my speed crept back in over the weekend! BELIEVE IT PEOPLE! Did 50 wide arm push ups for the Armpit Fat blast
Friday – Went to my first barre class! It was AWESOME! You can read all the deets here. I left LuLu with shaky legs. Felt greatttttt. But of course I got a second wind when I got back to Owings Mills, so I went to the fitness center and knocked out 3 miles and did some leg lifts…. Apparently I had a death wish Friday. Magically, I woke up Saturady with only a twinge or two, my legs didn’t feel completely dead. didn’t do my push ups – was beat by the end of my sessions
Saturday – 4.01 Miles. Woke up in a serious funk Saturday morning. By the time I got moving and my heart started pumping – funk gone! Magic, I tell ya! I ended the run with a smile on my face. Then headed over to the weights and did some more leg lifts and this time added in 3 sets of ARMS!!! Then finished it all off with a NeoCell Sports Protein Shake (Awesome product. Review coming this week!)
Sunday – 6.21 miles in 57 minutes!!!!!! FASTEST 10k TO DATE Y’ALL!! After an incredibly frustrating and depressing couple of weeks, I feel like a real runner for the first time in AGES. I swear, I could feel almost feel Matthew’s presence with me, giving me strength and wings. I could have kept going at that pace, but stuck to my training & didn’t want to regret it tomorrow, haha.
Broken into 2 rounds - with stretches between - round two was faster by an average of 2 seconds per mile. ILL TAKE IT
I may kick myself for saying this out loud, but who cares.. I’m trying NOT to get overly excited, but I think if I can keep it up with my training I can beat my A goal for my half-marathon (not yet announcing what goal A is.. But, if I keep it up I think I can knock it out of the park!! eee. fingers crossed!!!)
how was YOUR training week?
tattoos and running. you’re my girl crush. xo
my training sucked compared to you… i need to work it, lol. thanks for the motivation!!
awh! Glad to help motivate. We all have some off weeks.
WOW! You kicked ace this week!! Nicely done! Love the tattoo. It is beautiful. I am looking forward to many more great reports like this one!!
Thanks. You know, before becoming a blogger i would have NEVER imagined so many people were interested in reading training recaps. haha
Sounds like an AWESOME week! Way to go. I totally get your Saturday report — it’s a beautiful thing how a workout can turn a bad mood or funk around.
Right!! It still amazes me every time I can come back from a run in a better mood
I love weeks like that for training! Awesome job!
Oh. Oh.
You so so had me at tattoo day
Great job!!! I love when training pulls together and the week just flows!!!
yeahh congrats on a great week, those are the one’s that will pull you through when you have a rough one
way to go! a new training PR is always awesome!
Great week! As you train more and keep hitting milestones, think of the words “so far” instead of “ever.” Let hindsight determine those “best ever” moments.
That’s a really good point. Thanks David!
Looks like you had a great week!
My training week was pretty good – I wasn’t able to run the distances I really wanted to because of work / time / travel issues, but I still got 16 miles in over the course of the week, so not bad. Some weeks are better than others!
The barre class looks fun! Thanks for sharing.
Congrats on a confidence-boosting week! You’re well on your way to that half. I saw that you’re doing the Cherry Blossom run too, I’ve always wanted to run that one, but we’re not living in the northeast right now. Happy running!
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I’m not a runner so don’t understand the joy, but it sounds like you’re an amazingly dedicated person. I laughed at “tattoo day” and thought, “Does that mean she got one or is home staring at one?” Then I saw the next entry.
Good luck at blowing past all your goals.
Congrats on a kickass week! There’s no higher high than the one that comes from a new record! And I know there’ll only be more highs to come
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