This week was a great running week! Overall, this was a nice week of running and a little additional cross training in the form of body weight exercises and cardio! Also, I foam rolled more this week than I have in a while! – that needs to keep up in the long term as well!

Be sure to also check out last weeks Meal Prep and Weekend Happenings to wrap up last weeks happenings!

Workout Recap

Marathon Training – Week 4 

Sunday- 3.91 miles – recovery run

45 minute run
3 minute walk

I didn’t realize that when I started my watch, I hit the button twice – which skipped the “run” mode and put the stage of my workout in the “cool down” mode…so I never was “beeped at” when my running time was over and I could cool down. Oh well…at least I knew a little bit about the route I was taking and when I thought my time would be up… PS – this was the COLDEST run to date with the windchill at -5!! Lots of layers…and still a frozen butt…

Monday- 5.65 miles – interval run

60 minute run
5 minute walk

I ran out of Nuun at my desk at work…sad day! So, I figured up the mileage to run home over my lunch break to get more! It was totally doable with an interval workout on the schedule – not doable if it was an easy or recovery run sort of day. I got back to work just in time to enjoy the hydration of my labor 🙂

Tuesday-4 miles – easy, recovery run

45 minute run
3 minute walk

I was able to finally get out for my lunch run…but I didn’t check the weather report before packing my bag in the morning. It started snowing during the day and my workout clothes were grey and white… I guess luck was on my side that I didn’t get hit by a car! I also kept close to sidewalks and the trail once I realized that I looked like a snowball running around…

I also hit my first 100 miles of the year on Tuesday for 2,016 in 2016! On to the next 100…

Wednesday- 5.45 miles – steady run

60 minute run
8 minute walk

I almost didn’t get out in enough time to get my morning run in…but I did it! The snow made the run interesting for sure – as I wasn’t sure if I would be running on snow, partially frozen sidewalks, or clean surfaces.

Thursday- “rest” day

I took advantage of not having a workout…and I shoveled the neighbor’s driveway and then our own – before work!

Friday- 4.5 miles – recovery run

55 minutes run
5 minutes walk

I had planned on doing the “hills” workout on my schedule, but things do not always go according to planned 🙂 I decided to just take it a little easier on myself and take a nice, easy run to the bank and back to work. The snow made it a little more interesting!

Saturday- 14.1 miles – long run

a lot of minutes running! + 20 minutes walking

When my alarm went off at 4am (or so I thought), I thought I was in a good place when it came to timing my long run! Then…my 5am alarm went off when I was in the bathroom… Odd. I guess it was really 4:45am when my alarm went off – and with a planned leaving time of 4:45am, I was out of time! I cut my first “group run” loop a little short and they caught up with me towards the end. I was able to run the second 6 mile loop and and then back home before the hubs had to leave for work.

Weekly Miles: 37
Weekly Minutes: a lot of minutes 🙂

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This Week’s Projected Workouts

Marathon Training – Week 5

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Check out some awesome #linkups this week!

There is the great Weekly Wrap #linkup with Holly and Tricia!

…and check out a couple other weekend updates with Meghan and Katie!

Check out the Tuesday’s on the Run gang as well: Patty,  Erika, & Marcia!

I am also linking up with Angelina Marie, Annmarie, Nicole, and Michelle for Wild Workout Wednesday 🙂

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How did your week go? Have you started training for any 2016 races?

Do you have a favorite cardio workout? I enjoy Insanity workouts (mostly Pure Cardio and Cardio Circuit) with Shaun T to get my heart pumping and blood flowing…Get your sweat on!

Are you running 2,016 miles in 2016? Join me for the fun and challenge!

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