This was an interesting week in training to say the least.
Monday: Rest
Tuesday: Track
- Warm up run: 2.24 miles at 10:22 pace
- hard start
- Speed Work: 8×800 at 10K pace (8:42)
- ran the last mile without my knee brace. That went really well, I may try it some more cautiously.
Wednesday: Rest
- Knee felt a little weird. I am wondering if I should not have run without the brace at all!
- Cycled easy with Kristin, it was a beautiful night! 3.7 miles at 9.9 mph
Thursday: Taper Run for LBLO Half Marathon Fun Run on Saturday.
- Warm up run: 2.2 miles at 11:00 pace
- Baldwin Park Loop: 4.06 at 9:00 pace
- This run went absolutely horribly! I have been feeling with some GI issues and had to go #2 the entire run! I know TMI.
- And this was just after I read this post about the 7 things you never wanted to know about running!!! LOL I can really relate to #4 before and after this particular run!
- This run went absolutely horribly! I have been feeling with some GI issues and had to go #2 the entire run! I know TMI.
Friday: Rest
- Carb Loading like I did last Friday. Sushi with an extra bowl of white rice.
- Got some new balega socks and also I am trying out some Zenzah compression leg sleeves. Also bought some new Beasts!
Saturday: LBLO Half Marathon Fun Run plus 9 miles to help Carrie get in her long run before her marathon
- 22.02 miles at 9:47 pace
- Started out very stressed about finishing with all the GI issues from earlier in the week.
- Ate an egg bagel with peanut butter and a banana for pre-race.
- Used my usual one GU chomp every two miles. At mile 13 I ate one stinger waffle.
- This run was difficult at the start but after about the first 2 miles things started to settle in and felt great!
- Sprinted to the end of the 13 to try to beat a pace group friend. It was fun!
- There was a lot of reflection on the last 9 miles of this run. I was questioned many times about how I do what I do. I feel like I am very blessed to be able to accomplish what I can accomplish. I pray a lot on runs. When I was injured back in November/December 2012 I prayed for healing and that I would use that healing for good. I also feel I can accomplish what I do out of sheer will. I just want to be able to do what I do. There was also a lot of just off topic talk to get our minds off the run and on to more “positive” things that would take the mind of any pain. Carrie was awesome and had an even stronger finish then on her 20 mile run.
- Recovery consisted of 4 muscle milks, a 4 bag of ice ice bath, and an egg bagel. I had to get going to work so the kids could play for relay for life.
Saturday evening a group of us went to Magic Kingdom for some fun! We arrived there sometime around 6pm and stayed until 11pm. Got home around 12 am. It was a great day!
All day, I just kept thinking back to how blessed I am and how blessed my family is. I am a very lucky person and I never want to take for granted all that God has blessed me and my family with.
Have a great week! Keep running!