Summary Total Weekly Mileage – 3 miles Long run with GFA – n/a Sick Week Daily Splits M,T,W – – pity party because of lower body cramps Thursday – 3 miles of good strong tempo run. 2.5miles at 12:00 without stopping in between. Kenpo X (kickboxing) before the tempo run. F – Onset of sickness Saturday – Missed group run for a myriad of reasons (Body ache and sickness, too much going on that Saturday with run,…
It could be because I had a super awesome week last week or because the woman in me wants a break, this week has been cutback week. Even though I could be faced with a cutback week on the day of the Marathon, I’m listening to the voice this time and going with the ancient wisdom that my body needs rest. My legs feel refreshed and I have no doubt they will get moving when I try some miles tomorrow…
22 Weeks to ChicagoSummary Total mileage of 14 miles Long run of 6.18 miles with Get Fit Atlanta Cross training with Spin, Swim and Sculpt Daily Splits Monday – 6am Spin class for 1hr (First one in over 6 months, tough; glad to have lasted 1hr) Tuesday – 2 miles Planned easy run turned into short tempo to save my iPhone after it started raining midway Wednesday – 6am Sculpt class (Ouch ouch ouch) AND short 20min swim including initial…
23 Weeks to ChicagoSummary Mileage for the week – 12 miles Long run of 6.2 miles with GetFit Atlanta Daily Splits Monday: Walk on home treadmill for 1.6miles at 8pm Tuesday: Mile repeats at Gym treadmill for 3.75 miles at 8:30pm (1mile x 3 at 5.0/12:00mph) Wednesday: – Thursday: – (The night of the Tornado and storms and camping in the basement) Friday: – (Dressed to run in the evening, but the…
This article from WSJ got me thinking – A Workout Ate my Marriage My mind first flew back 3 years. The husband has been a runner for a long time, getting serious in Melbourne in 2005. When we got back to Atlanta, my life was overrun by juggling an infant and jobs and everything else in between. The husband on the other hand, went out for runs when he felt like it. I resented it. I don’t know if I…
Only wish that the 25lbs burned translated to 25lbs of body weight lost.
Jan 1st Resolution Run 5k: 41min 48sec (My first race after I started attempting to run. All previous “races” were casual walks)Jan Mileage – 61miles (wow !!! How did I do that??)Feb 6th Chattahoochee Challenge 10k: 1hr 24min (I finished so slow that all the food was gone)Feb Mileage – 55miles March 20st ING Georgia Half Marathon: 3hrs 9min (My very FIRST. Sooooo proud of myself) April – Total inertia after the major effort it took to get to the…