I didn’t race last week but got two high-quality workouts in. Lately, I’ve been enjoying workouts more than racing. Partly with my stomach, and partly with the weather.
| Monday: | Easy 60 minutes |
| Tuesday: | Easy 60 minutes |
| Wednesday: | 12X400s with 400 jog recovery |
| Thursday: | Rest |
| Friday: | Easy 90 minutes |
| Saturday: | 2X3 mile with 1 mile jog in between |
| Sunday: | 10ish mile Hike |
Thoughts:
Easy runs were just that, easy. They were boring and uneventful but that is also how I like them. On Sunday, my husband and I went for a cold, and snowy hike in Ramapo State Forest. It wasn’t the most evelation we have climbed, but due to conditions: wet, cold, icy…it was not the easiest.
Wednesday: 12X400s (with 400 jog in between)
6x400s at 6 min pace
4x400s at 5:56
2x400s at 5:53
Saturday: 2X3 miles
I have always been intimidated to do workouts on the treadmill. I’m worried I’ll pull, hurt, or break something because the treadmill makes you run faster than sometimes your body wants or needs. I was happy the workout went well and much better than anticipated.
In all, I’m proud of how the week went. I do feel like I’m progressing with my fitness and I am excited to race when I’m tapered to see where I’m at. I believe with rest and on a good day, I could run about 18:30 in a 5k right now. The stars have to align for that.
Posts from the Week:
Hiking through Wharton State Forest
November Training
Cpt Gregory T Dalessio Memorial 5k (19:02)
Questions for you:
What is your favorite workout?
Where do you like to do your workouts: road, track, trail, treadmill?
Looks like you had a great week of running! I’m not doing any workouts right now but I prefer running the shorter repeats on the track and doing longer tempo runs on the treadmill. I do agree it is easy to run faster than your body really wants to on the treadmill, though, which is why I’m avoiding it completely right now! It looks like things are pretty cold where you are so I don’t blame you not wanting to race right now.