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.

July 5, 2010 | Categories: Colorado Rockies, Denver Marathon, Jogging, Marathon, Running, Training | Leave a comment

Week One Recap (June 13 – June 19)

I have made it through week 1 of 18 of my training without major fatigue or injury!

Day 1  (Monday 6/14)

I started out with a nice 3 mile jog which I ran with Lauren at 7AM before I had to go to work. It was nice to get out early even though it wasn’t even 40 degrees. We ran at a pace just about 10 min and 30 sec.

Day 2 (Tuesday 6/15) 

Tuesday was one of the hardest runs I’ve ever done…The training I’m following told me to do about a 2 mile warm up jog then a 3xhill and then finish with a 1 to 2 mile jog. The 3xhill means I run at a 1/4 mile pace up a 1/4 mile hill 3 times while jogging back down the hill each time in-between. I planned on running the hill at a 6min/mile pace. The 2 mile jog was nice it got my heart going a little and then I reached the hill…the first 2 times up the hill were tough but I made it, the 3rd time I made it almost to the top then my legs got super tired and I also felt sick to my stomach so i jogged the last 100 meters or so. Myself being forgetful and having a short memory thought the training guide said 4xhill so after the 3rd run which took everything out of me I walked back down for my last run up the hill. I felt like I was walking up the hill but did it in a nice 1 min 30 sec which is what pace I wanted to do it at I was proud of myself! After the hills I walked for a couple min then jogged back home which was a little over a mile away. Overall the day was a success but my legs and body were tired. It didn’t help that I ran at 5PM when the sun was beating down on me and it was a 90 degree day!

As if the running wasn’t tough enough I had TWO softball games that night as well. I could barely walk by the 2nd game but we won both so it was worth it!!

Day 3 (Wednesday 6/16)

Wednesday called for me to do another 3 mile jog. Lauren had to be at work super early on Wednesday so we ran later in the day at about 6PM, it was another 90 degree day. I like to do my Monday and Wednesday jog with Lauren because it’s fun to run with her and it doesn’t hurt the she paces me perfect for what I am supposed to be doing. Our stretch after the run felt SOOO good, my legs were super tight after the tough running on Tuesday! 

Day 4 (Thursday 6/17)

 Today was a great run! I woke up at 7AM and was scheduled to do a 30 min Tempo run. A tempo run is described as running 15 min at a comfortable pace then gradually accelerating to a 10K pace for about 10 min then a 5 min cool down jog. This run doesn’t seem hard on paper but when I started to gradually accelerate I could feel my legs burning and I still had a good 8 min to go…I finally pushed through it and got to my 5 min cool down jog where I just happened to run into Lauren so we finished of both our runs together! 

Day 5 (Friday 6/18)

REST DAY! I enjoyed my much-needed day off by going to work and then heading to the Rockies Game which the rocks won 2-0!

Day 6 (Saturday 6/19)

On Saturday it was back to running. My training called for a 5 Mile pace run. When I say “Pace” that means I’m supposed to run at what I want to run per mile in the Marathon which is 9 Min flat. Due to a not great night of sleep because of my dog that whines and scratches at the door when he wants out, I didn’t get to my run until around noon. Luckily that just happened to be when the clouds decided to give some shade from the sun! I was pretty excited for this run because I FINALLY got my heart rate device working with my Garmin (Which I absolutely LOVE!). The run went perfect as my longest mile was 9:16 and my shortest was 8:53. It’s hard for me to run at this pace by myself as I normally just run as hard as I believe I can or run with Lauren. I guess that’s why I’m supposed to train at this pace…

Week one was a success! 17 to go!

July 1, 2010 | Categories: Colorado Rockies, Denver Marathon, Jogging, Marathon, Running, Training | Leave a comment