Hal told me to do THIS:
Monday- rest
Tuesday- 3 miles
Wednesday- 5 miles
Thursday- 3 miles
Friday- rest
Saturday- 10 miles
Sunday- Cross train
This is what I did:
Monday- mostly rested. I did ride my bike about 4 miles. Hubby had his gall bladder removed that day and he had driven himself to the hospital, so I rode my bike over there and drove him home. It was about 95 and humid that day, so even 4 miles felt gross! No Monday night bike ride because it was way too hot!
Tuesday- 3.02 miles at a 10:20 pace. Was up early to try to run before it got too hot, but it was already 74 degrees around 7am. It was still a pretty good run though!
Wednesday- 5.05 miles at a 10:26 pace. The heat continued. I woke up at 6am and it was already almost 80 degrees. At 7:30 when I started my run it was about 82 degrees, sunny, and humid. It was a hard run, but I managed to keep a good pace.
Thursday- 3.01 miles at a 9:48(!!!) pace. Glorious run in 60 degree weather. Amazing how great 60 feels after choking on the humidity for a few days in a row. I intended on taking this run easy, but my run started fast and since I was feeling good, I just kept it up! My first mile was a 8:59 pace!
Thursday night I did my usual bike ride. 36.04 miles. I think the heat and training caught up with me, because I was tired before the ride even began. We took a longer route than normal and I struggled. I think I was a little dehydrated because I drank both of my bottles of water well before the ride was over. The weather wasn't overly hot- maybe about 90 degrees, but not humid at all. Anyway, I was tired, but otherwise I felt okay. Weirdly though, when we finished our ride, we were all standing outside the bike shop and all of a sudden I felt the blood rush out of my head, I got really woozy and started seeing spots. I was sweaty but cold. For a second I thought I was going to fall over. In hindsight, I probably should have sat down, but instead I stood there straddling my bike and trying not to pass out. It was crazy! I drank some Gatorade and felt a little better. We biked a mile over to Erika's house and had some snacks and I felt much better!
Friday- "rest." I use quotations because I took the kiddos to a water park in Grand Forks and spent the afternoon chasing them around and going down waterslides. It did not feel very restful! It was fun, but was I ever tired by the end of the day!
Saturday- 10:01 miles at a 11:25 pace. The plan was to meet Stacie at 7am... so I had set my alarm the previous night for 5:45a. My usual Saturday long run routine is to wake up early, relax, drink coffee, eat some toast, and get my brain ready to run long. That SO didn't happen this week! I set my alarm incorrectly and it didn't go off when it was supposed to...so I WAY overslept till 6:45a! I frantically texted Stacie and let her know I was going to be late and then ran around the house like a crazy woman trying to get ready to go. I hate hate hate oversleeping and it throws off my entire day. I was nervous that it was going to screw with my run because I was in a crabby mindset!
It actually ended up being a fantastic run!! It was about 65 degrees at the start of the run and very little wind. We went out with the plan to keep a similar pace to last week (last week we did our 9 miles at a 11:35 pace). I felt great through the entire run and really the only complaint I had by the end was a blister on my right big toe and a little chafing on my shoulder from a bra strap. By the end it was pretty warm (around 75 degrees), but it didn't bother me much. We even ran the last two miles at 11:04 and 10:56, which was faster than the 11:30 we were aiming for. It was definitely a confidence-boosting run!
Sunday- Absolutely nothing. Sat around most of the day. I probably needed that. :)
It was a great week of training! This week is a step-down week, so the long run is only 7 miles! Woo!! We will be in Minneapolis for the weekend, so I will get to do my long run there! Can't wait!
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