Week in Review: I Heart Running!

Monday

Distance: 4 miles

Course: Deerfield 5K (windy)

Avg Pace: 9:34

I met Kyle to run my course race again.  Much better than the 1st time.  Having friends around really helps me.  Still a ways off from saying FOR SURE that I can re-hit my PR of 27:47 on race day, but I had a good bit of reserve in the tank after this run. Whether or not I am able to tap into it on race day is the question.  I have to get more comfortable running a better part of this course at full race pace.  I only managed to do that for about the last .6.  Tonight or Sunday, I am hoping to run it again, and will run the first mile under 9, and see for how long I can hold ~8:45 pace.  Then I will pull back to 9:40 for mile 2, and if I have it, run the last mile at race pace again.  If I can hit those workout goals in a training run, I know that on race day, with adrenaline and tapering, I can PR.

Crunches during lunches is still going strong.  We do two planks (1:30 minutes / 2:30 minutes), 10 push ups, 50 crunches, and whatever else we feel like doing for approximately 10 minutes.  It doesn't sound like much, but just getting something in daily that hits muscles I don't touch while running is big for me.  

Tuesday

I needed a pass on #10kTuesday after 11 miles on Saturday, 6.2 on Sunday, 4 on Monday, and Women's scheduled for Tuesday evening.  Glad I let myself off the hook with no guilt. Our pace and distance on Tuesday night was enough.  And I really love the bonding and encouragement that Tuesdays and Sundays bring!  Glad I was at my best to get my little pod through 2-1 intervals for 2.5 miles.

Thursday

Distance: 1 mile wu, 4 mile tempo

Avg Pace: 8:51?

I forgot my watch, but there is noway we averaged 8:51 avg pace, including a mile of warm up.  The warm up was faster than it should have been for me (thanks, one-pace-wonder Michele), and I know I came in before Kyle, who did have his watch, and paced about 9:32, but 8:51 is wishful thinking.  That said .. BOOYAH!  5 moderate / hard miles in the books. :) 

Friday

Oh.em.gee!  Happy dance!!

There's a THREE in the tens digit of my AM weigh-in!  JOY!  JOY!  JOY!  I have been waiting for that "3" since 05/10/1999!  16 years belated, but I have lost the pregnancy weight!  Haha. (and the 1st 'career' job weight, and the 'my thyroid-tried-to-kill-me-but-fuck-you-cancer weight').  I have officially traveled back in time to 1998.  Next step .. 1997, and the college freshman 15.  After that, high school skinny!  (although I now prefer healthy and faster with a body built for speed to skinny!! :))   

Next Up

The long runs are getting looooonger; 12 miles scheduled for Saturday.  And then just a hop, skip and taper to 5K race day.  I also promise to get in a recap of my week on Good Measure Meals over the weekend.