Week 4 is complete!!!!!!!
My thoughts on this week's training:
This has been my hardest week so far. I also heard that from several of the girls in my online Shape Her Running Group too. Maybe it's something about week 4? I'm not sure. Either way, I felt really rundown and tired and sick of running a lot this week. I did come to the conclusion that I've got to start eating more to supplement all the running I'm doing. I need more carbs and protein specifically. I've been really hungry and just tired and I know that's because I need to eat more. I felt on CLOUD 9 after my 5 mile long run this week. I've never gone that far, so that was a really fun milestone to hit. I told Ben once I hit 6 miles I'll feel like a legit runner. LOL That'll be next week! :) I did walk in to the house after my 5 miles proclaiming "guess who just ran 5 miles!?" Haha!
My Stats for this week's training:
{Interval on all runs: run 7 min/walk 3 min}
40 minutes / 3.53 miles / 11:21 pace
40 minutes / 3.51 miles / 11:25 pace
30 minutes / 2.57 miles / 11:41 pace
5 miles / 53:52 minutes / 10:44 pace (Group Run)
What was hard this week?
Lack of energy and an overall rundown feeling physically. I've done a lot of resting this week.
What was easy this week?
Not much was easy this week. The easiest was probably my "short/easy" run on Thursday that was "just" 30 minutes. It's funny that a 30 minute run is "easy" to me now. It's obviously still a workout and takes effort, but I can feel the strength and endurance built up because that run is one I usually look forward to. I was able to take it slower and not worry much about it. I also enjoyed the Group Run again. My friend Catherine ran with me and I loved getting to chat with her. I also skipped my first walk break so I ended up running the first mile + without stopping and it felt good. It was encouraging to me because I'll be running about 14 minutes at a time during my actual race.
Any aches or pains?
My plantar fasciitis acted up some this week. I had to wear my little special sock around the house quite a bit, which helped. And my lower back is still tight. It's getting better though. Also my hips and knees were tired after my 5 miles.
Let's go week 5! Here I come!
My thoughts on this week's training:
This has been my hardest week so far. I also heard that from several of the girls in my online Shape Her Running Group too. Maybe it's something about week 4? I'm not sure. Either way, I felt really rundown and tired and sick of running a lot this week. I did come to the conclusion that I've got to start eating more to supplement all the running I'm doing. I need more carbs and protein specifically. I've been really hungry and just tired and I know that's because I need to eat more. I felt on CLOUD 9 after my 5 mile long run this week. I've never gone that far, so that was a really fun milestone to hit. I told Ben once I hit 6 miles I'll feel like a legit runner. LOL That'll be next week! :) I did walk in to the house after my 5 miles proclaiming "guess who just ran 5 miles!?" Haha!
My Stats for this week's training:
{Interval on all runs: run 7 min/walk 3 min}
40 minutes / 3.53 miles / 11:21 pace
40 minutes / 3.51 miles / 11:25 pace
30 minutes / 2.57 miles / 11:41 pace
5 miles / 53:52 minutes / 10:44 pace (Group Run)
What was hard this week?
Lack of energy and an overall rundown feeling physically. I've done a lot of resting this week.
What was easy this week?
Not much was easy this week. The easiest was probably my "short/easy" run on Thursday that was "just" 30 minutes. It's funny that a 30 minute run is "easy" to me now. It's obviously still a workout and takes effort, but I can feel the strength and endurance built up because that run is one I usually look forward to. I was able to take it slower and not worry much about it. I also enjoyed the Group Run again. My friend Catherine ran with me and I loved getting to chat with her. I also skipped my first walk break so I ended up running the first mile + without stopping and it felt good. It was encouraging to me because I'll be running about 14 minutes at a time during my actual race.
Any aches or pains?
My plantar fasciitis acted up some this week. I had to wear my little special sock around the house quite a bit, which helped. And my lower back is still tight. It's getting better though. Also my hips and knees were tired after my 5 miles.
Let's go week 5! Here I come!
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