A long and lonely run

I couldn't get my butt to the gym this morning at 5:30 because my adorable 3 year old was having nightmares last night and kept me up all night.

So I had to do speed work on my treadmill after work all alone. So sad. So hard. So lonely. I did 10 miles total with 4 one mile intervals at a 7:28 pace with half mile jogs between.

I'm glad it's over and stoked that I ran 10 miles on a treadmill.

Tomorrow: hill work and lifting

Liquid Awesome

Today's spin workout was endurance hills.  We did pursue & attack drills (2 min pursue, 1 min attack, 2 min recover on hill - 3 x's).  Then we did 25 minutes of rolling hills.  Alternating between seated and standing hills with different levels of intensity between 7 and 9.


I love this quote and since I was extremely awesome today after my workout I thought it fit well. 


I used to love the saying "girls don't sweat they glisten".  But I think this one tops it!

The more I run...

The better I feel.  Our mileage has been steadily increasing for months now.  Before doing this training program (even the last time I trained for a marathon) I found that 7 miles was my break point.  That was when I needed water and gu and anything more than that just felt sooooo long.  Now that I rarely run less than 9 miles at a time my body has been adjusting and I can easily go 10 miles without taking any GU.  I still carry water or Gatorade with me just to be sure I don't dehydrate but I don't feel like I'm going to die without it.  

Today I took a little bottle of Gatorade with me - the kid size ones.  I have some extra from when I had to take drinks and treats to a basketball game for one of the kids.  Anyway,  it was the perfect amount of hydration as well as a nice little pick me up with the carbs and electrolytes.  I'm hoping that with this training and my body adjusting to the miles by the marathon I can still feel great with fewer gu's and less water so I don't have to stop to use the porta potty.  I guess training does pay off :)

Today:  10 miles

Tomorrow:  spin and lift

Sore Muscles

Yesterday after the long run I had to take my 3 year old to the hospital to have some major dental work done.  I spent 7 hours sitting in a hospital room waiting.  The few times I got up (to go eat, or use the bathroom) my legs were so sore I was limping.  I'm sure I looked funny.  I should have been smarter and gotten up to walk around every hour and stretched but I wasn't so by the night I was really paying for it.  Last night I spent extra time rolling out my muscles and stretching.  It felt a little better but I was still pretty sore.  Then this morning I went for a nice flat, easy 7 mile run.  That did the trick.  I felt so much better after the run.  It took the first mile before my legs felt relaxed but once they let go the rest of the run felt great and I'm not sore at all now.

This weeks total miles: 40!! 

Late night + Early Run = Brutal

Last night we had a Ragnar "team meeting". We went to frozen yogurt and a movie. I didn't get into bed until 12:30. I never stay up that late but it was worth it to hang with the girls and talk running over yummy yogurt.

Today we did our 14 mile long run and had to be home by 7:30 so we left at 5:30. It was ridiculously early today. Doing a long run in the cold on 4 1/2 of sleep was tough. But hey what doesn't kill me will only make me more awesome!!

I didn't feel great on the run. I was really cold and my legs were heavy. But thanks to the awesome girls running next to me I made it.

Tomorrow: 10 miles

It's getting easier

Today was a speed workout.  Basically the same as last week but a little faster.  9 miles total with 6 miles at an 8:10 pace.  This week I didn't dread it as much and the time felt like it went by pretty fast.  I love that I feel like I'm getting stronger and faster from this training.  Now I just have to maintain.

This quote fit perfect with how I feel about training right now.  HA!  

Still to run this week:  14 mile long run, 10 mile easy run.

I wanna be a tough chic

Like every Tuesday today I taught spin then lifted weights.  It was a good day of lifting for me - I only had to lower the weight from the person before me 3 times....I'm so tough!

Seriously though, it makes me crazy that I am such a weakling and that I am always lowering the weight on the machines.  I guess I'd have to lift a lot more than twice a week to be a tough chic.  Maybe that can be my 2013 goal - this year is all about running faster so I don't have time to bulk up.  Ha. 

Today's Spin Workout:

5 minute hill - tap it up each minute

Hill Intervals - 1 min on/1 min rest - 5 x's

Sprint Intervals - 30 s on/30s rest - 5 x's

10 minute hill - over/under intervals (3 min seated - tap up each min/2 min standing - 2 x's)

Pyramid Intervals 

30 on/30 off (2 x's)

1 on/1 off (2 x's)

2 on/1 off

Jumps (4 minutes)