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longest week EVAR
Today's plan called for a 4 mile "easy recovery" run which I did with Alex. Of course, having Alex there always means I run faster than I intend to, but it was nice to have him out on the road with me. Plus, I'm glad he's training a bit before the race...even if it is only a 3 week training plan. We wore shorts and t-shirts. It was great.
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2 laps of the island BITCHEEES
My long run today was 12 miles, and I was excited to do two full laps of Belle Isle (and then some) this morning. Two laps of the island makes 11 miles, and then I mapped out an extra 1.4 to get over 12. The weather when I left my house was 50 degrees, calm, and sunny. THIS is the weather I've been waiting for. I did a t-shirt and knee-length pants ( Read more... ) -
Thursday! Just like Wednesday...only later.
Yesterday's run was supposed to be 4 miles. Tuesday night, I got a massage with a new therapist. She was good, but I was quite sore Wednesday morning - maybe b/c it was different than what I'm used to? Not sure. I am sure that the 3 min walk from my office beat the 1 hr drive out to see Jeff (Sorry, Jeff!).
I also had a 10am meeting, so I figured I ( Read more... ) -
quick tuesday 4 miles
Cold, rainy and a bit of wind today. Seriously, this is getting old. However, I ran really hard and I think the fact that my legs were kind of numb after 20 minutes may or may not have helped me keep up the pace.
The first 5 minutes my left hamstring (still!!) was a little unhappy. The second 5 minutes it felt totally okay. The rest of the run it ( Read more... ) -
the cats, they can sense these things
So, the gym on Thursday was fun. And I was SO sore on Friday and Saturday. Saturday is normally long run day, but Alex and I agreed to participate in the Belle Isle clean up at 9am that morning. There was no way to get 7 miles in before we had to leave for that. Well, there was a way, but it involved getting up way too early. I switched Saturday ( Read more... ) -
toe shooooes!
I hit the gym tonight with my Vibrams again. I haven't done a very good job of getting my cross-training in, and Thursdays have kind of become my optional 3rd rest day. I think that's part of why I've been able to keep this up. I loved triathlon training, but honestly, 6x a week is more than my body can handle.
Today was different. After an ( Read more... ) -
green monsters!!
All of my posts typically discuss the weather and it's impact on my run on a given day. This one is no different. When I woke up this morning, the radio announcer indicated that there were scattered showers in the area, and a heavy thunderstorm approaching Ann Arbor. It was about 5:45, and somehow, this convinced me to get my butt out of bed and ( Read more... ) -
picking up the pieces
Last night I got to leave work at 5:00. It was shocking. I was giddy with what I would do with all that free time (like, 5 HOURS of time at home on a week night). I baked some tofu for lunches for the week and then made the puff pastries I'd intended to make as an appetizer for Easter dinner at Alex's parents' house.
Red Potato and Leek Puff ( Read more... ) -
weekend update
Man, am I tired. Let's see how quickly I can get this all down.
Saturday - 7.5 mile run on Belle Isle. I'd intended to meet up with this downtown running group that's out there every Saturday at 10:00. I started too late, and "accidentally" ran an extra 0.5 miles so by the time I finished it was much too late to meet up with them. After my very ( Read more... ) -
exhaustion, and how it feels
This week at work was insane. I'm really glad Wednesday's run wasn't longer. With all the running I've been doing lately, 3 miles seemed like a piece of cake. I was at work until 9pm Tuesday night and woke up feeling drained so I took it easy on purpose. I ran an average 11:23/mile, with a nice low average heart rate of 154 BPM, and a max 169 PBM ( Read more... )