I took all of last week off from running. We were on vacation and I wanted to give my body a break. I've been training on and off for the last two years and my body is starting to take a toll. I notice that it takes longer for my body to recover after long runs, so I allow myself more resting time in between workouts and I take a week off at least every six months.
Getting back into full training mode after a week of lounging around is no easy feat. But fighting a sinus infection on top of it is really hard, so this week's workouts were tough. I still managed to get my mileage in but I ran slower than usual and I also took many walking breaks. I only lifted weights one day when I normally do two or three. I also skipped yoga because my equilibrium was off and I found it difficult to put my head down due to the sinus infection. I'm still pleased with this week's results because I did what I could.
Here are this week's stats:
Monday: 6 x 800s--5 miles
Tuesday: 4 mile run plus upper body workout
Wednesday: 50 min modified tempo (long intervals)--6 miles
Thursday: off
Friday: 7 mile run
Saturday: 17 mile run
Total mileage: 39 miles
I'm not counting walking to and from Isaac's school everyday which adds about 4 miles everyday. Not sure if I should be accounting for this but if I did I would be adding 20 miles a week(!) I need to look into it.
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