Last week, I wanted and needed a couple of days off from running. With the Fourth of July race, things were thrown off a bit. Plus, after six weeks of training my body needed a decreased mileage week.
| Monday: | Easy 60 minutes |
| Tuesday: | Swim 2 miles |
| Wednesday: | Easy 60 minutes |
| Thursday: | Firecracker 5k (20:10) Total Mileage: 10 |
| Friday: | Swim 2 miles |
| Saturday: | Easy 60 minutes |
| Sunday: | 17-mile long run |
Week 1: Hello Humidity
Week 2: Half Marathons and Workouts 57 mpw
Week 3: Travel and More Travel 53 MPW
Week 4: Training: Beach Runs and Long Runs 52 MPW
Week 5: Training: Workouts and 10ks 46.5 MPW
Thoughts:
Initially, my husband and I were going to hike all weekend. We planned to go up to Northeast NJ and spend Thursday-Sunday off the grid hiking. So a while ago, I planned for it to be my down week of running. Since he’s gone, that didn’t work out. On Friday, I woke up realized my body was not ready to run. I opted to swim instead.
Swimming:
Both times I got into the pool felt fine. Nothing was exciting about either time. I’ve preferred to swim 3000 meters. I swim 1500 meters (30 laps), stop and swim another 30. It’s boring and comfortable, but it’s what I’ve enjoyed doing.
Firecracker 5k (20:10):
I’ll have a recap tomorrow, but this is my fastest 5k in quite some time. (Maybe since March?). Then again, I haven’t run a lot of 5ks. It was 80+ degrees and 95% humidity. It was so hot.
17 Mile Long Run:
Long runs have felt extremely challenging. My legs feel fine, but the heat and humidity have gotten to me. I’ve learned very quickly that I’ve needed even more fluids (and if you know me, I drink a lot of water). So I’ve had a rough time adjusting. Sunday felt decent and it was nice to run part of it with Alexis. It made the run go by a lot faster.
Posts from the Week:
June Training: Building Fitness
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Questions for you:
How was your week of training?
How do you adjust to the humidity?
Let me know as soon as you find out how to adjust to the humidity. I’ve been in VA for 19 years now and I STILL haven’t figured that one out.
Ha I don’t think I’ll ever find it. Maybe run on the treadmill all summer.
That’s a pretty good workaround haha.