Monday-Tuesday

Monday was 40 minute Tempo. I moved for 40 minutes, that's all I'll say. Some of it was walking...soooooooooooooo tired. Up at 2:45am - didn't fall back asleep until well after 3:30am and then up at 6am with the boys for school - busy with the morning drill until the girls left at 8:12am. Went on my run about 10 or so, I think. Can't remember. It was very hot. I was so tired I couldn't see straight.

This am. met Hollyn at 6am for a 3 miler. Ran it in 25 mins. Gotta do strength later today (weights/yoga prob.)

C
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Sunday

Ran 4.12 miles in just over 35 mins - 8:29/mile so I'm happy with that. Counted 7 hot air balloons on horizon and had a baby fox run by, so it was an interesting and productive Sunday morning.

This week:

Week #6
S&S - Sat
4 miles - Sun...complete

Monday: 40 min Tempo
Tuesday: 3m + strength
Wed REST or easy run
Thurs: REST
Friday: 10K race
Sat: S&S
Sun: 4.5 miles

X AUST SHON

Monday: 4 miles (plus 5 mile hike Horsetooth)
Tuesday: 7x400
Wednesday: REST (plus golf)
Thursday: 3 miles Pace (plus canoeing)
Friday: 8 miles

Today's 8 mile run started at 6:10am and Hollyn and I ran 6 together then I ran the last 2 alone to get it done. SLOW. I'm tired.

Saturday 7am

3.5 miles @ 30:57 = 8:50 minute mile

BEAUTIFUL morning...crisp, light and bright...so nice. A bit buggy (gnatty) through the park.

SO happy that tomorrow is a REST day.

6am Friday

Ran 3 miles...pretty breakneck pace...6am...got home in time to make lunches and get 4 kids off to school. Hectic + Stressed does not make for a good running aide.

Resistance Bands

Today was a stretch and strengthen day...Hollyn and I followed a toned and uber happy trainer on a DVD and did a 10 min routine using our resistance bands. Olive was beside herself with our new 'toys' and was in the alert-lunge position barking the whole time. We decided to finish the routine and go outside and use the yoga mats to stretch. Arm strength with some dumbbells. I'm back down to 5lb. Tomorrow is 3.5 miles at 6am. HOPE I sleep tonight. Puhleeze.

Week #4 - mid week review

Ran 4 on Saturday. It was a fast one - don't remember much...

Monday: 3 & strength (7:15am) - fast run, I had severe anxiety (back to school worries)
Tuesday: 3 (9am) (still some stress)
Wednesday: 7.27 in 1:05:36 - I remember this well because we just did it! 9:20-25am start, very warm...hot, super hot, boiling, miserable. Took our water bottles and did some gu at 25 min and 45 min.

Feeling a bit crampy now - had to go pee 6 minutes in OF COURSE. But didn't.

Stretched out and chewed on a piece of bagel w/cream cheese and sipped on a sierra mist.

Thursday will be Stretch & Strengthen
Friday: 3.5 mile
Sat: 3 mile TEMPO

Stretch & Strengthen and 4 miles

Did some good yoga/resistance band working out on my driveway (lol) yesterday (Thurs) for 45 mins. Lots of deep lunges, Warrior I & III, Eagle, Pigeon...

Today (Friday) we ran 4 miles in 35:13.

We are getting Stronger, Faster, Prettier.

haha.

Sadly, we also showed up this am at 6:45 wearing identical outfits (black bottoms, lime-green tank tops)...

Week 3 of Training...

Last week was mostly 3 mile tempo and pace runs, a 6 miler, strength & flexibility. I have been using the bands Chris got me for Christmas for resistance training - they are awesome. So glad to have them!

Monday we did a 3 mile run, Tues was 6 x 400m speed work drills (so tired all day after that one!), Today we did a 5K RACE - 25:12 time, good on us.

Feeling pretty good - no major complaints...just slow and tired in general. Not sleeping in the summer doesn't help the workouts come dawn...once the kids are back in school (5-6 days) we will all be back on schedule...

Tomorrow is strength&stretching w/ Yoga and resistance.
Friday is another 3.5 I think.
Sat - can't remember...
Sunday -REST!

The Miscalculation of Lauren Hill

So. We were supposed to run 6 miles today. Felt much longer than usual - so when I got home and mappedmyrun it turns out we ran 6.7 miles. Stopped once to stretch, once to tie my shoe, once again to stretch, once to get water from the golf course for our heads, then stopped to drink water at my driveway, then stretched again, then one more time/water - then we were done. One hour 9 minutes for all of that. That's still a 10 min mile including the walking at the beginning (4 mins) and all those stops!

Owwwww!

Feeling it today - my shoulders, back, legs... Yesterday I ran us through some Warrior I, II and III poses for about 20 mins or so. Then we did some side stretches w/ legs, so def. feeling the muscles today. Followed by a brisk 10 min walk.

Going for a 6 mile run in 15 minutes. Or, as I like to call it: a Half Half Marathon.

5 miles + 3 mile race pace

July 31, Saturday = 5 miles, hot & humid...slooooow. But done.
August 1, Sunday = strength/stretch = pulling weeds in stead
August 2, Monday = 3 miles at race pace. Weights.

Sweaty, but good. (That's What She Said).