With four weeks left until my Hungry Mother 25K Trail Race and twelve weeks until the Grand Tetons Half my week of training included:
- Running – 19.5 miles
- Trail Running – 0 miles
- Cross Training – see yellow Weekly RunDown infographic below
I am running both races for fun so I am not doing any speed work, although I plan to add hills into my routine this week.
With a little SI join pain bugging me (starting on Sunday night), this week’s runs were pushed back to later in the week. I waited until mid-day on Wednesday to test myself out, and had a decent run around my neighborhood. It was about 43° when I ran past this pond on my way home. I had been perfectly comfortable until this point, but once the sun hid behind those fast-moving clouds and the wind kicked up, I got chilly during my final mile home.
Since everything felt good and I had no ill effects after my Wednesday run, I headed out around 6 AM on Thursday to enjoy my last early morning run in full daylight before daylight saving time kicked in. The weather was cool (30°) and crisp and I had one of those absolutely delightful runs that just made me smile for days.
Friday morning I was super excited to finally run again with my friends after a few weeks of solo running. Since we would be out of town for the weekend, I wanted to get eight miles in on Friday morning. I started with my friends and hung on for about a mile before they pulled ahead and left me in the dust. It’s so frustrating how quickly I lose speed at my age and how fearful I am of injuring myself if I consistently push to keep up.
My friends are about twenty years younger than me, and I took solace in knowing that if I were their age, I’d be leaving them in the dust. Really the only thing that irritated me was that I’d driven ten minutes to meet them and would be driving another ten minutes home – time I could have used for running two of my miles so I wouldn’t have been so rushed after my run while getting ready for work.
All’s well that ends well, and I had a very enjoyable “long” run, albeit not as chatty as I had hoped. 😉
Friday afternoon Bill and I drove to New Jersey to see our oldest son and daughter-in-law. We had a delightful time and I got to see some snow, finally! They’d gotten twenty inches on Wednesday and Thursday. It was beautiful, but prevented us from walking around town as much as we would have liked. I guess that just means we’ll have to go back again soon!
In case you skipped checking in on my blog this past week, here’s what you missed…
Looking ahead to this coming week, on Tuesday I’ve got some important and fun dates to share and on Thursday I’ll have tips for runners for staying safe while out on the trails, and if time permits, I’ll write a little bit about what I think is causing my SI joint pain. It’s a ridiculous idea, but I really could be on to something!
In addition to what I mentioned above, here’s a complete run-down of my workouts in my home gym from this past week…
- Questions:
- If you run, do you run on back-to-back days? ~ I usually don’t, but this week was an exception…
- How does your body handle daylight saving time? ~ I’m a big fan of daylight saving time because I enjoy being able to do stuff outside in daylight after dinner. Tuesday morning when my alarm goes off at 4:20 AM (body thinks it’s 3:20 AM), I won’t be such a fan… Fortunately, it only takes a week or so to adjust.
- Did you race this weekend?
Have a great week!
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I’m linking up with Holly at HoHo Runs and Wendy from Taking The Long Way Home for their Weekly Wrap. Be sure to check out not only the hosts’ posts, but the other great bloggers joining in on the fun!
I’m also linking up with Courtney from Eat Pray Run DC for her Training Recap linkup. Be sure to check out how Courtney the other great bloggers joining the linkup are doing on their spring marathon and half marathon training.
I’ve been dragging all day and wish I could get that hour back!
I actually did pretty well this year and I have no idea why. Last year it took me almost a week to adjust.
I ran the Frozen Penguin this morning. I love it — just wish the weather weren’t so penguin friendly. That said, running in Riverside Park is such a nice change from Central Park. I need to get more runs along the water this summer.
I’m happy for Daylight Saving, because I tend to run after work and while I love my gym I can’t wait to get outside more. I’m hoping to finish on time tomorrow or Friday to get out in the Park for even just a quick lap of the lower loop (~1.6 miles) to play outside.
I try not to run on back to back. I’ve recently shifted my usual T/R/Sa to M/T/F/weekend day and the two days off mid week are really working well. I hope I can figure out a way to do that more regularly.
Frozen Penguin – what a great name for a winter race!
It was perfect. Weather a little too fitting. But warmer than last year’s 10F wind chill (I’m in NYC)
Enjoyed your recap – and you’re making me reconsider upping my step goal to 15K. To answer the questions:
If you run, do you run on back-to-back days?
**Yes – I am currently running 5 days a week and will be ramping up to six here in another week. That’s the Hanson’s plan though and I’m fairly used to it. I also will combine cross-training and running on the same day as I find that helps with my overall endurance.
How does your body handle daylight saving time?
**It’s a little off – I should be in bed right now. I got up normal time this AM to try and keep myself on but I’m not really tired, yet. I’ll be bummed at 5:00 AM though. 🙂
Did you race this weekend?
**No, but I had a lot of fun cheering for the DC Rock and Roll runners. I don’t have any races until April.
I long to run that much again. I used to run six days a week, then five, now three… On the up side, I’m grateful that I’m still running as much as I am and feeling as good as I do! 😀
How fun to cheer on the runners at Rock ‘N’ Roll DC. I ran the National Marathon twice back before it was bought out by the Rock ‘N’ Roll series. I was signed up to run the inaugural Rock ‘N’ Roll DC, but a back injury caused me to DNS.
I’d love to run with you and chat!!! I feel like I could finally keep up with you now 🙂
I’ve been promising for the last several years to come to DC so I can run with you. I need to make that happen!
I usually only run Saturdays and Sundays back-to-back…I’ve learned that anything more than 2 days in a row is too much for me!
I don’t have too many running friends that are at my pace so almost all of my long runs are done alone. I guess I’m just used to it!
You’re smart to know what works for you and stick to it. So many injuries are caused by running too frequently and not giving the body the rest it needs. I used to run alone a lot, but then I got spoiled by my Cruiser and MRTT friends!
I hate Daylight Savings time and I’m so sleepy today!
I usually can’t do more than 2 days of back-to-back running. I notice that my knees don’t really care for anything more than that lol.
Although I do meet up with a small group of ladies on Saturdays, we all have different paces so while we start and end the runs together, we end up running most of the miles solo.
When your knees talk, you listen! 😉 You’re smart for listening to your body.
I run on back to back days. I do not think it effect me. But when I do feel a bit sluggish during a run, that’s when I know to take a rest day. I heard some parts of Jersey got hit hard this past week. I had to go to Philly and luckily they did not get it near as bad.
You’re smart to take a day off when your body feels sluggish. Too many people ignore those signals and then end up injured.
Nice mileage this week — especially on back to back days. I used to run three days in a row, but it’s been a while. I will still run on both weekend days sometimes. But two days is usually my max. I’m glad you were able to see some snow! Thanks for linking.
Definitely the older I get, the less likely I am to run on back to back days unless I’m crunched for time and can’t spread my running out. Recovery definitely takes longer for me now that I’m older!