Week 7 had more hill repeats and increased mileage on the long run. It was my longest run yet. I had never run more miles than a half marathon before. I would be lying if I said that I wasn’t a little nervous after last week’s “bad” run, but since...
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This week’s stats: Running: 37.7 miCycling: 18.9 miBootcamp: 30 minStrength: 60 minYoga/Pilates/Barre: 100 minWarm up/Stretching: 65 minMeditation: 30 min I am linking up again for the Weekly Run Down with Kim and Deborah. I had a good week. I had another hill repeat workout on Wednesday and then ran my longest run to date on...
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Week 6 is in the books and I had my first “bad” run. I was on the struggle bus for my long run today. It all started out well enough, but I hit a wall around mile 8. I pushed through for another two miles but then had to take some...
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This week’s stats: Running: 34.4 miCycling: 13.6 miStrength: 60 minYoga/Pilates/Barre: 115 minWarm-up/Stretching: 55 minMeditation: 10 min I am linking up again for the Weekly Run Down with Kim and Deborah. This week went well overall, but I hit a little bit of a wall during my long run on Saturday. Not sure what the cause...
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Marathon training week 5 is done and dusted. I am waiting for a bad run, I expect it’s bound to happen, but so far it continues to go well. My long run was 12 miles this week. I don’t want you to get the false impression that I always get out...
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This week’s stats: Running: 33.9 miCycling: 11.4 miBootcamp: 30 minStrength: 85 minYoga/Pilates/Barre: 100 minWarm up/Stretching: 40 minMeditation: 10 min I am linking up again for the Weekly Run Down with Kim and Deborah. I had another great week of training and I am hoping this is going to stay this way. I am glad I...
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Marathon training week 4 is done and I am 22.22% through the training plan. I’ve been able to stick with my training schedule and completed all prescribed training sessions without hiccups. Mentally, I am feeling strong. The long runs are getting longer, but so far, the distances still feel familiar....
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This week’s stats: Running: 30.5 miCycling: 14.4 miBootcamp: 60 minStrength: 110 minYoga/Pilates/Barre: 90 minWarm up/Stretching: 60 minMeditation: 10 min I am linking up again for the Weekly Run Down with Kim and Deborah. I had a good week and I think I am finding my groove with marathon training. I like having my week pretty...
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Week 3 of marathon training and all went well. I had hill repeats on my training schedule mid-week and if you’ve been to Sacramento, you know it’s pretty flat here. Hill repeats outdoors are tricky. There are a couple of overpasses, which can be used in a pinch but they’re...
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This week’s stats: Running: 32.3 miCycling: 11.6 miBootcamp: 75 minStrength: 125 minYoga/Pilates/Barre: 85 minWarm up/Stretching: 35 minMeditation: 10 min I am linking up again for the Weekly Run Down with Kim and Deborah. Monday Rest day! Tanja joined me for some strength training and yoga in the morning. We both really enjoyed...
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