After a 28k run last Sunday, I was looking forward to the coming week. I would get to back off my total mileage by 10k to recover from the abuse I put it through the previous week. I've had another great week of weather for running, who needs a treadmill anyway!
On Tuesday I ran 11k at an easy pace, 6:36 minutes per kilometer. Again, Stacey ran the 11k with me. Wednesday was a night off for me so I did a light workout from one of Bob Harper's dvd's. hey, i know its not much but for someone who does not enjoy workouts, its a start.
Thursday night was a 9k run but more of a technical run because of the Fartlek intervals after a 3k warmup. Stacey ran 5k of this sorta with me. She started with me but we were running at different paces so she kinda lost me when i would slow down to a slow jog.
Friday, another easy day.
On Saturday we headed over to the track to do a little light running. Well it was light running for me but not my better half. She was doing intervals while I was running 5k with 6 strides. It was sunny and warm and I finally got to wear my Vibram Five Fingers for the whole run without any issues or pain. These shoes have to be slowly added to your total mileage, or you'll wind up with leg pain or an injury. Next week, I may be bold enough to run a couple of laps on this track in bare feet. Hopefully it'll be warm enough to.
Now, on to my long run. This week its a 25k run, but none of it at marathon pace, unlike last week. I just wasn't feeling this run at all. I felt like I was fighting it the whole way. It was sunny and warm, and I think I may have overdressed for it because by the 10k point, I was uncomfortably hot. I don't think i properly prepared for it mealwise and fluidwise as well. I was trying out a new armband for my smartphone and the friggin' headphone cord kept getting wrapped around my water bottle, keeping me from swinging my left arm forward. The only positive I got from this run was knowing that I can eat a Clif Builders bar and a couple of boxes of raisins while still running. Usually, i stick with a couple of gel packs but I was nice to have a small meal while running. I kept a pretty good pace throughout it but I felt I was struggling the whole time. I was having negative thoughts about how my time this year wasn't going to be any better than last year. Again the question of "why are you doing this?" popped up. Sorry, still no answer for that. It was just the kind of run that I have to learn to forget about so thats what i'm going to do after I finish typing. Stacey met me at the 22k point and ran the last 3k with me. My music of choice for the run was Staind and The Fray. Next week I'll go with something a little different than Staind, maybe a little more upbeat and cheerful would help. lol
My weekly totals
mileage : 53.38km
hrs logged: 5:49:41
total calories burnt: 3152
Onward and upward
PS: This week I hope to get some time in on the bike with our warm weather. I'm aiming for a 50k ride Wednesday. stay tuned.
No comments:
Post a Comment