Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Let's Talk Training Week 2

I have to say that I flip flopped a lot last night and this morning in preparation for writing this post.  In my mind I didn't want to write it but in my heart I knew I had to.  A fellow mother runner and former swimming lesson buddy commented on my Instagram last week thanking me for my honesty.  So thank YOU Kathy!  I need to be real and honest with my successes and struggles and so here's a recap of my not so perfect week!
Monday:  3 miles:  3.3 miles on the mill...learning to embrace the mill!!
Tuesday:  cross-train:  4.2 miles and a killer KB workout
Wednesday:  rest:  3.5 miles of birthday speed work (with an odd jump off the mill and throw up moment thrown in!)
Thursday:  Speed work:  Late night at the gym!  Awesome kettlebell workout with birthday burpees to end it!  Then I jumped on the mill for 7.7 miles of speed!  I felt perfectly drained after!
Friday:  3 miles: Rested...took the ladies to the park to play with friends on an rare mild day!
Saturday: 12 miles: Got in a 3.5 mile run/walk with my sister and for #MegsMiles! 
Yes that's right...9 miles short but it was worth every mile to be able to catch up with my big sis while it rained!
Sunday: Rest: Swung the kettlebells with the ladies and my sister after a far too fun night out doing this:

Looking at this all written up it wasn't as bad of a week as I had thought.  For me falling short on my long run mileage plays with my mind a lot.  It chips at my confidence!  This weekend I am getting it in!  Some miles with my BRF and some longer miles are things to look forward to!! 

4 comments:

  1. I think writing it out is important because you can see all those great training days strung together are way more important than just 1 run! You rocked it.

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  2. I think you had a great week! I agree it always looks better when you write it all out, okay not always, but this does!!

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  3. What an AWESOME week! Yes, you didn't get the long run you wanted but hey, you did some AMAZING things on your "rest" days.

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  4. This was a great week - sometimes quality time with a loved one trumps a run and that's ok.

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