I don’t have many good things to say about week 3. It was a hard week for me – I was tired and my legs felt sluggish. Even though I’m not a coach, I used my discretion while running and accommodated accordingly.
My favorite {and hardest} workout of the week was on Friday – my tempo run on the track. I posted about it {here} and I appreciated ALL of your comments about overcoming mental challenges. If you are new to my blog or just now reading, and have your own tips & tricks for overcoming mental challenges – PLEASE share them with me and the group!
Mileage: 42.5
Monday {rest day} – one of the really cool things about my job is that I get to talk about and run a lot. This can be a good thing – or a bad thing on my rest day. I had a 6 mile lunch meeting, followed by a 4 mile work event. 10 miles (after my 12.5 miles the day before)
Tuesday {hills} – decided I was going to use Tuesday as my rest day (my body was tired!)
Wednesday {4-6 miles} – I used Wednesday for my hill workout. 6 x 400m hills, with a 2 mile warm-up and 2 mile cool-down
Thursday {rest day} – I slept in, worked from bed for a bit, and did not do anything athletic (my body needed it)
Friday {tempo run} – I decided to do this workout solo – it was a really hard workout, both physically and mentally. But I pushed through and finished stronger & faster than I expected I would!
1 x 3 miles – 6:31, 6:32, 6:26
1 x 2 miles – 6:30, 6:26
1 x 1 mile – 6:05
Saturday {6-8 miles} – Ice, snow and more ice lead to a very interesting (and slow) run. I was trying to be as safe as possible. 5.5 miles
Sunday {12-14 miles} – I ran 13 miles and felt really good. There was some miscommunication on my part regarding the start (rookie mistake) – but I found the group and was able to run with one of the girls on the team (I’m excited to have a new running friend). 13 miles – 1:43
3 weeks down, 12 to go!
Yes! I usually always adjust my training if necessary. I think that it is best to listen to your body to avoid injury or burnout. I learned the lesson the hardway…by pushing myself when fatigued my workouts do nothing positive for my fitness.
You had a great training week. Keep it up!
Great week, you did a great job listening to your body and your tempo was amazing!
Usually during my marathon training cycles, if I am feeling run down or sluggish – but I am still taking my rest days, sleeping and such – it is a nutrition/hydration thing. I have to pay attention to my iron and B vitamin intake. Deficiencies in those can really leave me drained and since I eat no red meat, and a limited amount of animal products – I have to supplement. Of course, drinking lots of water can do miracles as well.
Wow. I’m jealous. You have a dream job!!!!
Great week! Yeah, if my body isn’t feeling it, I’ll make an adjustment here and there.
I adjust constantly depending on my current feeling. Push it when it feels good, slug it out when it feels rough. Always be safe.
Good job!! I always adjust my training schedule on how I feel. Sometimes it’s just better to recover, better safe (and not injured) than sorry
i am just catching up on blogs now! you are kicking butt in your training so far- way to tough it out this week!
50:50 on this because I know that other 50% are times that I’ve that just little bit of “juice” in me to do the workout. Definitely feel awesome after I finish those.
Fantastic Training less and you definitely pushed it and deserve those rest days – I think it is a great idea to listen to your body and rest if it is needed, you evened out the other workouts and got everything in and with quality.