Spring Training

Week 2 brought a slight increase in mileage and an increase in intensity.  Early in week 2, my legs felt surprisingly sore.  I let myself rest and recover more than normal during my post marathon light weeks, which I view as a good thing but also as the reason for feeling a little out of running shape.  I ended Week 2 feeling stronger and faster so no worries here.  This is what building back up is all about.

Monday

8 miles easy on the treadmill

Everything started blooming so a break from the pollen is a must sometimes.

Tuesday

2 miles easy

16 x 200 @ 5:30-5:40 pace with a 200 meter jog in between

2 miles easy

This workout was tough.  I really had to push myself the last four 200s.  These were not at a sprint, but at a fast cruising pace.  My legs were pretty sore for the rest of the day.

Wednesday

8 miles easy

Thursday

7 miles easy (I had to cut this run short.  I got a bad stomach cramp at mile 7 that wouldn’t go away.)

Friday

2 miles easy

4xstrides

2 miles @6:55/mile

2 minutes rest

2 miles @6:55/mile

2 miles easy

Saturday

6 miles easy

I felt great for this run.  : )

Sunday

14 hilly miles

I felt a little tight on this run, but it never felt too hard.  Total climb ended up around 650ft for the long run.

I recovered from this run quickly, which was necessary since I had an afternoon full of outdoor activities with my family!  Water balloon games, water balloon tag, and football.  : )

Happy Easter!  Happy Spring!  April Fools!  Happy whatever you chose to celebrate today!

 

Spring Training

Week 1 was all about easy running, low mileage, rest, and midterms.

Monday

Easy but faster than planned. And more than planned…I needed a jump start on Monday before school. An energizing 3 mile run. The quickest shower ever and short drive to my 8 a.m. class. Monday evening I had my first midterm. It was a challenge.

Tuesday

Rest

Wednesday

Rest and Midterm #2. Taking apart and putting back together a Dell Optiplex in less than 20 minutes (none of us needed the full time though). In January, I didn’t even know how to open the case. : )

Thursday

3 miles easy

Friday

3 miles easy

Saturday

3.65 miles plus upper body strength. I got in an extra workout in the afternoon. Two hand touch football with my husband, our kids, and their friends!

Sunday

Today, I ran inside. 7 miles easy pace with 1 minute @6:15/miles at the beginning of miles 2-6.

I ran most of my miles this week in my new Nike Vaporflys. My feet and ankles needed a break from the Vibram Five Fingers. The Vaporflys are comfortable and responsive, and I will write a review after I put some more miles on them.

Coming Up this Week

A slight increase in miles, Spring Break, and the Dash Down Greenville 5k.

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