My last week before the craziness of the six-week long holiday season was pretty good – training wise. We’ll see how focused I can stay as the weeks get busier and busier…
Monday
Lifted
Tuesday
Tuesday was one of those days were I was very thankful to have a very patient person running with me. Little did I realize at the time, but I had a 24-hour stomach bug that reared it’s ugly head during my run. About a mile into my run, I realized I’d better find a bush or a porta potty immediately! Luckily for me, at that very moment we were running past a nature center that I knew had a porta potty on the grounds. Kelley was kind enough to wait for me while I stopped then, and another time later in our run. We finished our run after 6.25 miles at a 9:44 pace. For the rest of the day I had a very upset stomach.
Photo taken after the run
Wednesday
Lifted, but skipped my run due to lingering stomach issues…
Thursday
On Thursday morning I celebrated Hug A Runner Day with my MRTT peeps after running 5 miles at a 9:27 pace. The trail parking lot is right across from a little country furniture store, and provided the perfect backdrop for our picture!
Friday
On Friday I lifted, then enjoyed a few lemon drop martinis with my MRTT girls later in the evening. We had a little reunion of our Tempo Tuesday and Thursday Hill group, AND celebrated Kathy’s and my birthdays. We hardly recognized each other without our ponytails, and I love that we all traded our running shoes in for boots! I’m not, however, loving the boot that Kathy is wearing on her right foot. She’s been side-lined from our runs due to a stress fracture, and we can’t wait for her to get back out on the trail with us!
Saturday
Our Saturday morning group run started out at 18° but we’re tough, and didn’t let it stop us from getting 8.75 miles in at a 9:10 pace. I was also running my RunKeeper app, and I was glad that I had it as a backup since I couldn’t get my Garmin to find a signal for .24 miles into my run! I had my RunKeeper on since I’m running both GPS’s for a few weeks while gathering information to compare for a future post.
Shortly after getting home, I went out for a run/walk with a client for 2.4 miles at a 16:54 pace. Note to self: Change out of your sweaty running clothes as soon as you get home, or you’ll freeze when you go back out into the extreme cold (especially during your walk breaks).
Sunday
I just love my recovery runs on Sunday mornings with my BRF. Yesterday we ran 6.2 miles at a 10:04 pace. I always like tacking that .2 onto the end to get a read on my 10K pace.
Total weekly workouts:
Running – 26.2 miles
Run/walking – 2.42 miles
Lifting – 3 hours
- Questions:
- How was your training week?
- What did you do over the weekend?
- Who raced this weekend? Give me details!
sorry about your tummy bug – but very happy you were able to find a bathroom! i love that you ran 26.2 this week 🙂
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I know! I was pleasantly surprised that my weekly total came to 26.2 miles. 🙂
ooh stomach bugs are no fun at all! Glad you are feeling better!
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Thanks, Deborah!
Stomach bugs and running don’t go together. Patient running friends, however, are sent from heaven!
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Especially when those patient friends are willing to serve lookout! 😉
glad you’re feeling better! on saturday morning i ran the tcs annapolis running classic (half marathon). in general, i liked the course — you run through a bit of downtown annapolis and over the naval academy bridge where were pretty. but there are a lot of hills and on one of the out and backs, the lanes seemed to cross each other and runners were literally running into each other (so confusing!). despite the cold and the hills and my concerns about my hamstring and clothing choices, i got a 5-minute PR! this race qualified me for half fanatics – have you heard of this group? is it worth forking over $40 and joining or should i save my $$?
Congrats on your new PR, and for qualifying for the Half Fanatics! I am familiar with the Marathon Maniacs and Half Fanatics. In fact, one of my MRTT friends just qualified to be a Half Fanatic at the TCS Annapolis Half, too. I think it’s up to you to decide if you want to spend the $40 to join the group, but wouldn’t it be cool to say you’re a Half Fanatic? My MRTT friend plans to join, and she specifically sought out three halves to qualify her, because becoming a Half Fanatic was her ultimate goal. Let me know what you decide to do!
Having stomach issues sucks…I can definitely relate! That’s a great pace during the cold weather, I always feel like I’m dragging if I run while it’s cold out!
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I had a bunch of fast friends that I had to keep up with on Saturday! 🙂
My training has been going well…the crosstraining that is. The running has been minimal due to a nagging hip flexor that I’m not dealing with. I swear if it’s not one thing it’s another. Hope you are feeling better!
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Gosh, I’m so bummed for you that your hip flexor is acting up. Hope it recovers quickly!
Sounds like a good week, you know, minus the stomach bug.
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Ugh about the stomach issues, but glad they cleared up before Thanksgiving! That is the one thing I hate about running; how brutal it can be on a sensitive stomach.
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My sport should be bowling because I’d be indoors, near a restroom, and I’d have time to hit the potty between frames! 🙂
A hit from the stomach bug while running is no fun! Thank goodness for ports-potties!
You ladies clean up nice 🙂
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Thanks! It’s really odd seeing running friends without ponytails. 🙂
Sorry to hear your had a stomach bug, but at least it was only a 24 hour one! Thank goodness for porta potties. 🙂 Hope your holiday training is going well so far!
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And thank goodness I knew that that porta potty was hidden amongst the trees. 🙂
AAaauch….
Everything can be handled but when nature calls… one must be near to bathroom and if you are in outdoor, then must be near public toilets.. .
I can completely understand your situation Deb… it is certainly a big torture for anybody…….
Glad you found portaloos and everything happened piecefully….