Week 2 Recap (June 20 – June 26)

Week 2 is complete and again no injuries but this week my legs got tired at midweek.

Day 7 (Sunday 6/20)

Just to let you know my weeks are Sunday – Saturday because my Garmin puts the weeks stats together that way. So that means Week 1 in the books and starting on Week 2 with a nice 8 mile slow run. I did this run at about a 10 min per mile pace. I was very surprised that by mile 6 I didn’t feel tired at all and my legs where feeling amazing so I picked up the pace a little and finished the last 2 miles at about a 9:30 pace. There is one thing I found interesting about my heart rate…Miles 1-2 were my highest at 165 BPM (Beats Per Minute), I think that has to do with my starting and that part of my run has a slight incline the whole time. Miles 4-6 were by far my lowest (about 135 BPM). Mile 8 was a little above my avg and again I think that has a lot to do because of an uphill climb right at the end of my run.

I’m trying to find out what I need to eat/drink before my long runs so I’m experimenting and documenting what I do before, how long before, etc. I know a lot has to do with the night before but I think I know what I need to do there (CARBS!). About 20 min before my run this time I had half a banana and a granola bar plus about 12 oz of water.. By mile 5 my stomach felt empty as if I was hungry and my mouth was dry, anybody have any suggestions? I was thinking about eating more and eating earlier (like an hour before). I will be investing in a water belt this week as I have a 9 miler on sunday and want to make sure I have some water with me!

Day 8 (Monday 6/21)

Yesterday called for a cross training day (Walking, Biking or Swimming). I chose biking, since I don’t own a bike I used the one in our workout room at the apartment complex. I went at about a 12 MPH pace for 30 min so overall I went about 6 Miles!  

Day 9 (Tuesday 6/22)

The program called for a 3 mile run at a slower pace…Well this morning I decided to get a little more sleep so I didn’t run before work…Then my softball game was at 6:15 so I didn’t have time after work…When I got home dinner was ready so I ate our delicious shrimp and by that time the Rockies were in the 7th inn of a tight game so I watched the end of that (WOOO Rocks). FINALLY at 9:30 I got my run in! I didn’t want to do a slower pace because it was dark so I ran pretty fast and finished my 3 miles in 23 min.

Day 10 (Wednesday 6/23)

So I found out VERY fast that my Tuesday night fast run was not a good idea! I woke up at 6:30AM and went on a 5 mile run! It didn’t feel good from the beginning, my legs were sooo tired from the night before that I felt like I was barely lifting my feet off the ground. The good thing was the rest of my body felt good so I just had to tough it out and get my legs through it.

Day 11 (Thursday 6/24)

Another nice 3 mile run today. Again I wanted to sleep in a little today but I got to my run right when I got home. Pretty easy and simple jog that felt good. My legs were a little tired still but the rest day was on the horizon so I got through it easy!

Day 12 (Friday 6/25)

Rest Day!

Day 13 (Saturday 6/26)

Normally Saturdays are marathon pace runs but this week called for just a 5 mile run typically ran 30-60 sec slower per mile. My legs were back under me and the 5 miles was a breeze!

I know that I will NOT be changing the training I am on since I paid for it this week! Live and learn I guess.