Another Monday means the beginning of another training week and it’s time to process the week that just ended. I’d say “this week was a big week for me”, but I have a feeling most weeks between now and October 30th are going to be big weeks.
Monday: Rest
Tuesday: 6.2 miles, easy effort on the hills around my house.
Wednesday: AM: November Project – 1.9 miles run (workout and run to my car), but mostly strength work
PM: 2.9 miles “run date” at a monthly running group for a local animal shelter. We ran around Federal Hill and Baltimore’s Inner Harbor before ending at a happy hour. Let’s just say that there was another date after this, so it must have gone well 😉
Thursday: 2.75 miles at super easy effort on the treadmill. It was way too hot to go outside after work!
Friday: Rest
Saturday: 4.75 miles super easy effort. Lower temps in the morning helped this be my fastest “super easy effort” pace in the past month. I felt great and like I could go forever! I also ran in my new Hoka One One Clifton 3’s which I surprisingly loved! (#workperks)
Sunday: 14 miles!!! The first 4 miles were rough (I was coming down with a cold, no fun), but after that I felt much better. Around mile 10 the heat started to set in so that was challenging, but I was happy to bust it out feeling I could have gone at least 2 more miles.
Weekly total: 32.5 miles
MCM Training so far: 172.7 miles
In all honesty, this week really was a big week for me and I’m not afraid to shout it from the rooftops. It was my second 30+ mile week, I ran my longest run ever, and hit 100+ miles for the month <– this goal has been haunting me for a year. I ran a few less miles than planned thanks to the #rundate, but it was so worth it.
The week wasn’t all sunshine and daisies though – there were moments of struggling to get out of bed, failing to take care of my body, and sheer exhaustion. There were also feelings of progress and improvement, self-love, and even some connection to the greater world.
What were a high and low of your week?
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So glad you had a great week! It’s never going to be super easy, but considering the weather this week I would say you rocked it!
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wow you’ve had such a good week! The heat killed me this past week – I actually had to have my mom come pick me up from my run saturday because I couldn’t go any farther! Is the run you went to for BARCS? Sounds cool!
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That’s a really great idea for a run date! Awesome job on the 14er 🙂
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