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Oh boy! With pacing the Garmin Marathon on my back-home trails, I am starting my training for the Hawk 100 this fall (with a couple races sprinkled in)…
I am actually taking this first week a little easier than the plan…which you will see below…but my legs and mind will appreciate a couple of less intense days after the marathon last weekend.
First up in the spring/summer races, the Hospital Hill ReRun – 5K and Half Marathon the first weekend in June! We are 6 weeks away – so this is a short training cycle. Mostly, I am going to work on getting in the hills… Hello, if “hill” is in the name of the race, you should KNOW that there are going to be hills… Register TODAY to save the most! Use the offer code BIBHHR18 for 15% off your choice of race distance!
weekly workouts : week 1 (apr 23)
Monday
Scheduled : 6 miles
Actual : 12+ biking miles (active recovery)
With a morning of traveling 2 hours home, the hubs and I both had the day off from work. Once we got into town and dropped the little one off for 1/2 day of daycare, we hit the road – on our bikes! We headed to Aggieville (a bar/restaurant/shops hub in town) – 2.5 miles. First stop was the bike shop – we were able to leave our bikes there for a little bit while we grabbed some lunch. Once lunch was over, we grabbed our bikes and hit up the linear trail to head home – 10+ miles. Overall, we had a great time! My legs didn’t feel too bad and I got in about the same amount of riding time as I would have if I was running. My legs appreciated the less pounding for sure! My Orange Mud Gear Vest worked out great for all the necessities…and the hubs is looking at using it more often for his rides as well 🙂
Tuesday
Scheduled : 6 miles
Actual : OFF (recovery)
I planned on running a few miles over my lunch break and then a few more with the group run…but I forgot that I have a lunch call today and I won’t be able to get out during that time…and then family time trumped being away from home. Oh well!
Wednesday
Scheduled : 4am/4pm miles
Actual : OFF (recovery)
Another morning where the snooze button won the battle…and a working lunch…so no run! I am quite alright with not jumping right back into running early this week. the marathon last weekend was a little harder than I thought it would be…so I can totally use a few days of recovery before JUMPING into the next plan 🙂 Maybe tomorrow…
Thursday
Scheduled : 6 miles
Actual : 5.5 miles + cardio
FINALLY! Or at least it felt like that…I headed out for a lunch run and enjoyed being out in the sun ♥ Nothing super exciting happened, I slogged home for a letter and then back to work. While it wasn’t an “easy” run, I enjoyed the time to relax and just run.
Friday
Scheduled : 4 miles
Actual : 4 morning miles + 4.5 afternoon miles + cardio
I was able to get up and get out this morning! Surprise! I need to embrace the morning runs again and today is the day to start. Plus, the hubs decided to ride his new bike to the gym, then to work today (and then home tonight)…so I needed to be sure to be back in good time. Want your friends and/or family to have a new sense of fitness and purpose? Have them watch the Godspeed documentary on May 22nd – check out the Fathom Events page for listings and tickets! It could change your life…it sure changed ours!
My lack of running this week (as highlighted in my April Runfessions) led me to wanting to also go for a lunch run today. The amazing weather helps push me out the door a little too…
Saturday
Scheduled : 17 miles
Actual : 10 miles
After some restless sleep, I made it out to the group run bright dark and early. I was able to get a few miles before the group started, and I am sure glad I did. I just wasn’t feeling it today and I needed to get back in time for the hubs to ride his bike to work. I made a new friend that is running her first half marathon at the local half in a few weeks – I MAY have convinced her to run with me and then push it to the finish – her plan was to start ahead and then fall back…but I might have talked her out of that 🙂 Yay for pacers!
Sunday
Scheduled : 9 miles
Actual : 16 miles
Since I wasn’t able to get in my full mileage yesterday, I wanted to get it done today. It was not easy or pretty, but it is done…
Weekly Miles : 40 running miles + 12 biking miles
HHR mini cycle: 40 miles
100m Training Miles : 40 miles
Annual Miles : 688 miles (goal = 2,018 in 2018)
Check out these awesome run-spiring linkups this week :
Weekly Wrap Weekly Training Recap Tuesday’s on the Run
Wild Workout Wednesday Running Coach’s Corner
How did your training week go? What are you training for?
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Hi! Always love seeing your training plan vs actual mileage. My question: do you follow a specific training plan or do you map it all out yourself? You mentioned a mini six week plan for your next races. I’m just curious. I have a bunch of spring/summer halfs on the schedule and need to really set up a plan so that I can build on my fitness and avoid injury if possible. Thanks!
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Fun! I usually find a plan and just stage it out – like my current 100m plan is mostly based on a plan I found online with some modifications. For half marathon training, I use the plans on Hal Hidgon’s site – try checking these out : http://www.halhigdon.com/training/51130/half-Marathon-training-guide
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Great job pushing through! That can be the hardest part. I can’t wait to start a new training cycle today!
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Oh man….it was tough. The worst feeling is giving up…
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The Hospital Hill race sounds fun! Are you doing the half or the full?
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Hospital Hill is a half marathon or 10k on Saturday and there is a 5K option on Friday evening – running at least 1 race on each day is the “re run” 👍
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I’ve heard about the Hospital Hill races! They should tough. How cool that you get to run it for free!
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Oh ya! This will be my 5th year running the event and 2nd year as a BibRave Pro 😉
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another great week! I feel like you have a race every weekend!
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Ha! I do keep busy pacing half marathons in the spring and fall.
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I cannot imagine running 40 miles the week after a marathon, so kudos to you!! Sounds like the rest that you did get was much-needed!
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I was a little surprised when I saw the miles…since I ran quite a bit less (taper) the weeks before.
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you had a great week the Hosp hill races sound fun. Currently training for a few sprint tri races
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Nice! I have yet the desire for tri races 😉
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Wow, you went right back to running after your marathon. I’ve been wanting to do the half since I have yet to run in KS. Maybe next year.
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You are welcome to join me anytime! 😋
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Will keep you posted.
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I’m on the same extra recovery schedule this week. My downhill half left me extra sore. It’s awesome we have our bikes for that active recovery, yes? 😉 Great job on pushing through the 16 mile long run. Thanks for linking!
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You did awesome with the PR! Downhill races are tough…and I am pacing one in a couple weeks.
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Solid week! Glad you got some recovery before jumping into it!
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Oh yes! I was feeling good overall, just some sore feet.
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