Monday, 12/16 → Rest
Tuesday, 12/17 → 5 mile run (treadmill) + .15 mile cool down walk + phase 2 lift
Wednesday, 12/18 → 6 mile run (treadmill) + .22 mile cool down walk
Thursday, 12/19 → Rest
Friday, 12/20 → 4 mile run (treadmill) + .3 mile cool down walk
Saturday, 12/21 → Rest
Sunday, 12/22 → Rest
Sunday, 12/22 → Rest
Monday, 12/23 → 16 mile run
This week in training threw me some interesting curve balls. With getting everything prepared for holiday festivities and our trip down to Florida, I had to really manage my time well in order to get all of my workouts in and still make time to ensure I was getting other things on my to-do list completed. It was definitely an interesting balancing act this week! I did my best, though, and I am happy that I was still able to get all of my runs in.
Being lazy at the gym or resting between sets of hamstring curls?
Unfortunately I wasn't able to hit both of my lifts this week. I lifted no problem on Tuesday night and I attempted to lift again on Friday, but as I was squatting I felt a painful tweak in my left knee and kinda freaked out. I called Brett and he recommended that I stop my lift and just head home so he can look at my knee to ensure it wasn't anything serious (thankfully it wasn't). The tweak is likely from poor form on my part, so tomorrow we're going to hit the gym and he's going to observe how I'm squatting so I can be corrected and avoid things like this from happening again. Perks of dating a personal trainer! 😉
I opted to do my long run of the week (16 miles) today instead of my usual weekend long run as we were traveling all day Saturday and I wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to hang out with my parents on their day off yesterday! #MondayRunday I went in with the goal of getting as close to a sub-5 pace as possible (11:26/mi) and unfortunately I just missed. I know it's because I let myself ease into a more "comfortable" pace in those later miles instead of pushing myself. I definitely need to make sure I'm remembering to push to maintain that 11:26 in my future long runs and remember that even though it's going to be really uncomfortable that I can totally capture the right pace! It's all about that mental game.
It's so fun running down here because there's just so much to look at. While there is a bit more traffic and many times where I had to stop for various external reasons (crossing major roads, passing trains, and a draw bridge), it was so nice to take in the sights and enjoy the warm weather. I couldn't stop myself from stopping to take a few photos throughout the run!
This is one of the two causeways that is on the Florida Marathon course.
Definitely brought back a lot of memories from February!
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