Training can at times be monotonous, so it is important to change things up a bit to keep the motivation up. An added bonus is that we challenge our bodies to work different muscles which is essential for building endurance and for injury prevention.
This week Isaac had vacation bible camp so I had a bit of flexibility for training. I was able to add one day of hill training thanks to the help of my awesome friend Indira.
Here is this week's stats:
Monday: 6 x 800s plus 40 mins of weight training and walking lunges. I was sore from this workout for the rest of the week. I hadn't worked on the machines for a while and my upper arms were jolted. Miles run: 5.
Tuesday: 5 x hill repeats. I started pushing the stroller with 2 babes and soon realized I was going to have to walk, a lot! I haven't done much hill training so I was very winded and slow. Fortunately a friend joined me and offered to push the stroller for me. Tough workout! I ran a total of 9 miles on this day but I incorporated park playtime, bike ride for Isaac, friendly conversations and a little bit of shopping. A well rounded day indeed.
Wednesday: I was amazed how fast my body recovered. I didn't have high expectations for this workout given my last two but I did a 2 mile tempo run plus a 50 min boot camp class which is high intervals of cardio alternated with weight training and core exercises.
Thursday: Off (yippee!)
Friday: My training plan has me do a "short" fast run on Fridays (5-10 miles) followed by a long run on Saturdays. This week I decided to do something very unconventional. On Friday I ran a total of 13 miles, 10 of which were at race pace (8:20 min mile) and the last 3 at near race pace (8:30 min mile). I ran this distance in a little under 2 hours with a couple breaks in between. I was elated.
Saturday: 8 miles, slow but in great company.
Total mileage: 37 miles
Coming up this weekend I am running a 25k in Angel Island with my awesome cousin, a birthday celebration for her. I'm very excited about it. I hope to capture some nice photos and share them here.
Have a great week!
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