Thursday, January 30, 2014

1/31

Half-marathon tonight. Didn't start until almost 9:30 PM and I'd been exhausted all day. Took it slow and focused on trying to approximate the race course, which meant I made myself run some really nasty hills. The last couple of miles was all uphill.

Stopped at 4.1 for water/gel, 6.5 for the same (then 6.6 when my mom called to tell me my sister was hospitalized), then 10 for water/gel, then 11.1 for a screaming baby who demanded to be nursed and rocked and carried. It was SO hard to start again...but I did and finished out the 13.1, average pace 9:26/mile.

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

1/28

4 miles (scheduled for 3 but whatever) at 8:33/mile. Definitely felt more tired than I did yesterday. Did some strength training afterwards.

Monday, January 27, 2014

1/27

6 miles on the treadmill (no stops). 15 minutes of hills; rest at incline 1. Pace 8:31/mile; felt super strong for the first two or three miles and like I could sprint the whole time, but then started feeling more fatigue as it went on (was scheduled for 3 but went ahead with 6).

Some day it will be safe to run outside again...getting really sick of the polar vertex. It's -25 out there right now, I think.

Saturday, January 25, 2014

1/25


























One hour, forty-seven minutes, and forty-four seconds on my treadmill yesterday. There's no way a long run is happening outside when it's -25, winds at 50 mph, and 3-4 inches of snow (all of which are blowing wildly creating blizzard-like conditions). So yeah, I'm just glad I have a treadmill.

12 miles @ 8:59/mile; ran the first six and then stopped every couple of miles for water and energy gels

On Wednesday ran 3 miles of hill intervals (90 seconds at 6, 90 seconds at 0, 60 seconds at 7, 120 seconds at 0, repeat repeat repeat etc.)

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

1/21

Oh gosh, I'm doing terribly at keeping up with my log here. I'm still getting every run in, but I'm definitely not where I'd love to be...so tired all the time! I've been working to balance out my antidepressants (which are giving me insomnia) and hopefully I will be able to sleep more and run more strongly with the increased energy.

6 miles tonight; 8:45/mile

Friday, January 10, 2014

1/10

3 Tuesday and Wednesday, according to my training plan. So glad that I had a day off yesterday because I was feeling achy and completely exhausted--my period started again for the first time in almost 2 years and I'd forgotten how wretched and miserable that is.

10 tonight on the treadmill after a looooong day. I just took it really slow and I was so tired (which makes sense since I finished at 11:30 PM)! Just didn't feel like I had much to give. I did 3 minutes of hills every mile, stopped at 6 for water and grabbed a Reese's and ate a bite every couple of miles to give myself a sugar boost for the last 4 miles.

10 miles, 9:29/mile average pace

Monday, January 6, 2014

1/6

6 on the treadmill today. My hip was really hurting last Saturday and I'd already run more than my training schedule called for, so I took Saturday & Sunday off (although they ended up being the kind of super busy days where I was aching at the end of the day anyway!)  Ran 4.5 and then stopped for a bathroom break; was so achy when I started again that I had to slow way down before I could speed up to finish at 8/mile.

6 miles; avg page 8:55/mile

Friday, January 3, 2014

Long run

9 miles on the treadmill tonight--there's 5 inches of snow outside and it's -2 degrees. Not great running weather.

Ran 5 miles and then stopped for water and a Gu. I was pretty tired (I wish I'd been able to run earlier, but I don't want to take time away from my kids for such a long daytime run). My back, right knee, and right hip were all aching.

Ran hill intervals and speed intervals for the first 5 miles (6.5 mph and then a 7.0 mph for a couple of minutes, plus 3 minutes of hills every 7 minutes). When I started up again I was really tired and took it slower for a couple of miles and then sped up gradually (no hills). Decided to try a training technique I read about and finished the last mile upwards of 7.0 the whole time and then ended at 8/mile.

9 miles; 9:06/mile

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

1/1/2014

Looks like I've forgotten to do a lot of updating! I ran Thursday, Friday, and Saturday to bring the total to 26 for the week. We drove up to Michigan Saturday and my Monday/Tuesday runs were outside over snow-covered ice. Beautiful and a little scary--I definitely used muscles I don't usually need to stay stable on the incredibly uneven terrain (a foot of snow that had been rained down to a couple of inches, then covered with ice, then more snow, so it was pretty rough going).

Anyway, Monday's run was one of those where you just want to keep going forever. I seriously did not want to stop and kept adding little detours. 5.25 miles, and then I walked another 3 later that day over some of the same icy terrain with my family (carrying Nathan in the front carrier...totally killed my back and I was so achy the next day! I also fell on the ice twice when I was walking and ended up with giant bruises covering both kneecaps and one elbow).

On Tuesday I literally could not roll over in bed because my back was so painful, but running helped SO much! I ran a beautiful 4 through falling snow and a headwind...when I first started out each step was splashing snow up inside my pants and I was so cold, but after a mile or so it didn't bother me anymore. When I got back I realized that the inside of my pants up to my knees were coated in ice and my skin was completely numb! Looks like it's time to swap out the loose-bottomed spandex yoga pants for some real running tights (I did get a really sweet tech jacket for Christmas that I LOVE).

Today (Wednesday) I ran a slow 6, about 9:25/mile. I had to stop twice to take care of a very grumpy Nathan (who is currently yelling). But I hit my goal of running every day from Thanksgiving-New Year's Day (except Sundays) and my total was 145.25. Not too bad.