In the blogging department and the running/workout department. I’ll take it one day at a time (and try not to bore you to death).
Wednesday (Day 30)
I decided I needed to implement more speed work because I feel like I’m getting slower, so friend and wicked awesome paysah Don had posted a run the other day with these pretty sweet step down intervals. Coachy’s gonna do it too – so I want in on this game. I choose my intervals to look like this:
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It looks intimidating, no? |
I’m not completely healed from this allergy/cold thing that I had a couple weeks ago, my lungs are still suffering when I push hard. It ended up looking like this:
Boo… well any run is better than no run, but I just want my lungs back. There are a few good splits in there, but I had hoped for better. I’m going to try again this week, but with straight up plain, simple 1/4 mile intervals. Hopefully I can quickly recondition myself.
I quickly forgot how crappy my supposed to be speedwork run was because:
IT WAS NATIONAL LOBSTER DAY!
My mom had already planned on sirloin tips – so we made a beautiful surf and turf dinner to celebrate!
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Alive, but frozen. The humane way to boil a lobster? |
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You’ll only feel it for a minute, I swear. |
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Yum yum. He’s a big feller. |
This meal almost made me feel better…but I’m not one to let a crappy run get me down…
Thursday (Day 31)
It was hot. I waited until 7:45 at night to run. It was still hot. I drank my whole Nuun water bottle full of plain water while out on this run. BUT – It was a GREAT tempo run. I had originally planned 6 miles – warmup, 4 @ 9:45 tempo (slowish for me, but still trying to regain my lungs), cool down. 7:45 is getting close to dark, so I went with an abbreviated, harder version. After I completed mile 4, I didn’t realize how far from home I still was, but I just wanted to get off of the main roads since it was close to dark. I implemented a walk/run process up the hills through the neighborhood back home for a cool down.
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3 supah sweet miles! |
I am VERY pleased with miles 2-4. I haven’t been able to run that pace for a while between injury, exhaustion, and being sick. It felt GREAT! I was happy.
I’ve been having a mega debate with myself though – waiting until it gets cooler at night causes me to run late, and in the dark, and then end up scrambling for dinner. I made myself a veggie/egg scramble that was so ugly I didn’t deem it worthy of photography or blogging. It was delicious, just ugly. That was at 10 at night. So, do I suck it up and get used to the hot? Or do I suck it up and drag my lazy butt out of bed in the morning? MEGA debate. I still haven’t decided.
Friday (Day 32)
I took my second day off this week. Ugh. Ever since I was sick I can’t find my routine. I’m kinda pissed off at myself. I’ve decided I’m going to kick my own ass – HARD – for the next 3 weeks. I don’t have a choice.
I did get some stuff around the house done…but that’s boring. Oh and I carb loaded for Sunday’s long run… which didn’t happen. More on that later.
Saturday (Day 33)
I took my third day off this week. I’m really starting to feel like a mega slacker and the only person who can kick my butt back into gear is…
ME.
Plain. and. simple.
I really allowed myself to let this week go down the crapper. I went to a PawSox game with my friend Sara. (They’re the AAA team for the Boston Red Sox – for those who don’t know. I”m a huge fan…). We had a blast.
The game was full of:
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What do you see here? Sausage and peppers, chili cheese fries, and a Narragansett. Hey, why not go all out? |
And some more of:
And friends bonding over good (bad) food, beer, and baseball:
Yes we did watch the game too:
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Hideki Okajima closing out the game |
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YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! |
This was followed by ice cream, and frozen, nutty, chocolate covered bananas. It was incredibly enjoyable – I slightly regret it now (slightly – like 0.00000001%). Which brings us to …
Sunday (Day 34)
Today I was supposed to run 20 again. Today I was supposed to run 20 again better than the last time I ran 20 because Coachy is confident that I can – and he wants me to be super prepared and ready for marathon day.
Today – I did not run 20 miles. I didn’t even get out of bed until 7:30 – A tad late on a predicted 80 degree day when you’re supposed to be out running for 4 hours.
Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooopsy.
I got up, figuring I could fight it. Have a cup of coffee, fuel up, hydrate, and be on my way. Wellllll…last nights junk food festival turned me into a giant blob of bloat. LOL – My ankles were swollen, my fingers were swollen, and I was DEHYDRATED.
I chatted with coachy and we decided on a different course of action. Three 5-mile loops around my neighborhood, but push the pace to continue to help build endurance on a “shorter” run.
I made it…
are you ready for this?
Drumroll please.
2.8 MILES
I
AM
AWESOME
LOL Oh well. I’ll make up this week. And next week.
And I will. Because I have the will power – and when I throw down with myself, look out, it gets ugly.
Wish me luck.
I leave with a few beautiful pics of what I did do today. I had a nice afternoon with my brother before I hosted my first ever Father’s Day BBQ at my house (which was fantastic!)
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I was hot. The water was cold. And yes, I got a tad too much sun. Time for some ocean potion. |
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Oh my gosh – okay, I never do anything fancy. I just go and run. So seeing a plan all laid out — I thought you were running 2.49 miles at 8 minute mile pace. But then the more I read the more I think I'm probably reading it all wrong. I thought you were ready for the Olympics with that amazing speed!
OH – and I am mailing your cup AFTER my race this weekend. I thought perhaps I'd find something cool to add to it from the lovely PacNW!
Ready for the Olympics – LOL!!!!
Sounds great, if I forget, GOOD LUCK THIS WEEKEND!