So much repetition in my posts lately. (or today and yesterday…)
| Monday: | Arms and shoulders plus p90x ab ripper | 8.16 miles treadmill |
| Tuesday: | 50 crunches | AM: 10.3 miles outdoors! (8:50) |
| PM: 90 minutes elliptical | ||
| Wednesday: | 50 crunches | 11.12 run outdoors! (8:24) |
| Thursday: | Nike Training | 10.5 mile treadmill (9:05) |
| Friday: | 50 crunches | 10.7m treadmill (8:24) |
| PM: 90 minutes elliptical | ||
| Saturday: | Nike Training | 11.07 treadmill (8:18) I choose this particular run as a progressive. Starting at 7.0 and increasing pace by .1 every 15 minutes…I know, I’m badass. |
| Sunday | P90X | 10.5 miles |
| Total: | 72 miles |
Thoughts:
As you can see, I really slowed down my pace for most runs this week. Why? Because I’m starting to get to the mileage I want. Generally I wouldn’t care at all about pace right now (running outdoors) and probably wouldn’t time myself…however with the treadmill that doesn’t happen. Generally with my outdoor runs, I turn the time portion off during the run and then look at my pace when I plug it into the computer.
All in all it was a great week of training for running. I really enjoy taking out a long run and running the same amount of mileage everyday. (minus Monday because I did a long run last Sunday). I was also able to get some cross training in to keep my legs from getting too familiar and injury prone with running/
#Corewhore updates:
As I posted on Friday, I’m still doing it. I’ve done crunches every day so I’ve met the goal. A lot of people asked and of course I feel results. What I want to emphasize a lot, is that I’m not doing this to get ripped. I don’t care about having a 6 pack (and I am built as such that I would never have one to begin with)…I want core strength which relates to faster running. So have I seen physical results? No and I don’t really care.
Questions for you:
Favorite workout of the week?
More slower miles or less mileage and speed work?
EPIC miles for the treadmill. I agree that sometimes it is nice to have consistent high miles throughout the week so you don’t have to do a long run on Sunday – mental break
PS – do you ever feel sore after cross training at night? I know If I run in the PM i feel it the next morning
I don’t feel sore per say but the elliptical I use (cybex 100i) works more similar muscles as biking. I foam roll and stretch every single day and I will be sore if I don’t. I used to not believe that…but now I def do LOL.
Awesome week girl! And you are doing the core work for all of the right reasons. Some people look ripped and really are not that strong, they just have bodies that make them look like they have abs. Really a strong core should be about health and improving other aspects of workouts and health!
Exactly, I’ll never have a body that will have visible abs and I’m okay with that. It doesn’t bother me in the slightest…I mean except for all the times I’ll go streaking around in the cold…having a strong core is just beneficial in life I feel like.
Your mileage is insane! (In a good way) I don’t know how you do it other than to turn your brain off while you’re running. My coach swears by core which is why it’s a mandatory part of practice every day. I don’t necessarily see the results either but I know it is making us stronger! I wish I could turn off my pace on my garmin so I could wear it. I don’t normally care about pace (hence why I don’t wear it most of the time) but when I do, it turns on that competitive switch which I could do without during training runs.
With speed workouts, I would care abut my pace but I’m not in that portion of training right now thank goodness with the winter time.
Considering that the longest run I’ve ever had was 8 miles (and that only happened once, almost a year and a half ago) your mileage absolutely astounds me.Crazy impressive.
Wow, you are definitely building up to some high mileage! I love running high mileage. 10+ mile runs in the middle of the week are always so satisfying.
I saw you tweeting about these nike ab exercises, I am interested and think I will be checking them out this week. I am not a fan of the core exercises for bbbc so I am going to check out this nike app. I still am amazed by this mileage. I would not be able to walk haha
Your running is amazing! Throw some of that my way, please?!
I’m loving outdoors running and feel i can easily get 10+ miles outside, but I mentally max put at 6 miles on that treadmill! 
Love the emphasis on core strength for running! I’ve been focusing on it a lot more in last couple weeks too!
At the risk of sounding like a paid advertisement — I’m loving corewhore focus and the change it’s brought to my running. I could really feel it on the treadmill these past two weeks. I find that my knees are better because I’m getting a bit of swing in my hips instead or relying solely on my hip flexors (which because of tightness have been tugging at the ligaments in my knees) during my stride. I’m also convinced that I would have fallen about 80 times (at least!!) had my core not been able to stabilize me during a slip out there.
Crazy mileage as always. Love how you continue to inspire me to be a “freedom runner” — not going for anything but the feeling, doing what I can and leaving the rest.
It’s so important for base building. Building a strong base is not about pace but more time on your feet. I am honestly not really tired at all because I’m so relaxed while running and not forcing a pace that doesn’t want to be there (if that makes sense). If I was running all these miles at a sub 8 minute pace (which I could force myself to do on the treadmill), I’d be miserable and TAF (tired as…f)…I should be in charge of acrynoms LOL.
But also forcing myself to run fast 50 mile weeks (think 50 miles easy week at below a 7:30 pace two years ago when I new to running) I’d probably get another stress fracture.
I so understand the abs and that it’s not about being ripped but more performance based. I definitely need to focus on it more myself because a strong core will help my hips and definitely help my running in general. I’ve gotten faster lately and now it’s at the point of finding new things to keep from hitting a plateau or something.
It is so amazing that you manage to run so long on a treadmill! But I guess with the cold weather there it’s probably a great thing that you can!
I love double digits! That is a really solid and awesome week. I do core work to avoid injury and because my physical therapist embarrassed me by telling me I have a weak core. So, yes, trying to improve on that. But like you, it isn’t for the 6-pack. I do not often bare this belly to the world!
Your mileage and paces always blow me away, Hollie! What the Nike training like in terms of core work? It’s new to me.
Nice! and I love your attitude! “So have I seen physical results? No and I don’t really care.” So great, I will adopt this attitude as well and not take things so darn seriously!
I would love if more people took that attitude! It makes working out so much more fun!
72 miles? Holy wow, little mama! I love reading about your miles and paces, totally inspires me when I’m hating on speed work.
LOL, I’m glad I could inspire you for some speed workouts when I’m not even doing them!
Can you please move to Florida & come run with me?! You are such an inspiration girl! I would LOVE LOVE LOVE for you to live near by…you would definitely help me up my mileage! I would pay you in pancakes & waffles…deal?! Oh, and by the way, it’s 80 degrees here….does that sound like enough of an incentive yet?!
Hell yes it was a great week! I am so impressed with your treadmill dedication..I just can’t do it. I swear the treadmill will suck me into a black hole if I am on there longer than 5 miles. I prefer longer, slowwweerr miles. No speed demon work for me.
Agree with you on the six pack – I don’t have the genetics for it, doesn’t matter how hard I work or what I eat. I’ve been everywhere from 9%-13% body fat and I have never had a sixpack. Not saying that low number was healthy, but it illustrates my point. And also, REAL runners don’t care about vanity (well okay only a little bit). Now that I’m sort of “re-learning” to walk after crutches, I’m realizing how much you actually use your core to stabilize the simple act of being upright. Think how much stronger it has to be to stabilize you while running, and even STRONGER at faster paces. So, I’ll ask – do you notice a difference in your ability to maintain form on longer runs and during races when you’d normally get fatigued? (I bet if not now then soon, the answer is yes).
I still can’t decide if I prefer speed work and less of it, or longer, slower miles. I guess I’m concentrating on the former at the moment, but I like those long miles!
Way to go for it. I know you don’t love the treadie, but it’s so much better than not running
I need to do some more core work, because my running has been sloooooow haha