Welcome to KZ Runner Week 1 (and Monday and Tuesday of Week 2)
Training Tuesday Week Week 2 (and Monday of Week 3)
Training Tuesday Week Week 3 (and Monday of Week 4)
Finally Friday Week Week 4 minus the long run
So the only run I need to update on is Saturday's long run.
I went to bed at 9:15 Friday night to prep for the early wake up. I didn't drink coffee before heading out, but I did take a gel. I'm using Carb Boom energy gels for fueling, since that is what is on the race course. I like it! It is pureed fruit, so it is more natural than other gels. I had to wear my arms sleeves with my tank top for the first 3 miles. It was cool compared to my previous runs, but felt nice! My legs were still a little sore from Wednesday's hills, so the first 2 miles were tough. I finally got settled in, and trucked along.
I stopped at my aunt's house for about 15 seconds since she was outside. I didn't need water this time, I brought my own in my UltrAspire pack. I also brought a small amount of Nuun in my handheld bottle and tucked it in one of the pack's pockets, and another gel. I took said gel about a half mile down the road. I alternated water and Nuun every other mile. As I went along, my legs felt stronger.
I didn't want to loop back around on roads I had ran earlier, so I headed out of town, and came back in on the highway. This was my first time running on the highway. I wanted to run on the left, as I normally do. There is a hill coming into town, so I decided that was a bad idea. So I just took my headphones out, and paid very close attention. I only encountered a few cars, and I survived! I put my headphones back in, only had about a quarter mile to go, and the headphones died. So I put them in my pack, and finished strong on my own! 9 miles down!
I ran what I do believe is my fastest 10k in this run 1:12:25. Peachtree Road Race one year ago was 1:12:59. I also ran this only 20 seconds slower than my 8 mile run last week. Carrying my own water made a difference (so did the absence of morning coffee). Plus, I barely stopped, just kept trucking along. This run felt great!
I had a family reunion on Saturday, and had to prepare the dessert I took, Chocolate chip - cherry blondies. I stretched and foam rolled. Not as much as normal, though. I did get in a 25 minute nap. My legs were sore on Sunday. I foam rolled to try to loosen them up. I also got to witness my best friend get baptized on Sunday! Congratulations Ericka!
Weekly mileage - 20.08
Total Monumental mileage - 63.29
Total June mileage (2 runs before training started, plus Monday's run) - 76.45
Here's to another week of training!
Happy Running!
I went to bed at 9:15 Friday night to prep for the early wake up. I didn't drink coffee before heading out, but I did take a gel. I'm using Carb Boom energy gels for fueling, since that is what is on the race course. I like it! It is pureed fruit, so it is more natural than other gels. I had to wear my arms sleeves with my tank top for the first 3 miles. It was cool compared to my previous runs, but felt nice! My legs were still a little sore from Wednesday's hills, so the first 2 miles were tough. I finally got settled in, and trucked along.
I stopped at my aunt's house for about 15 seconds since she was outside. I didn't need water this time, I brought my own in my UltrAspire pack. I also brought a small amount of Nuun in my handheld bottle and tucked it in one of the pack's pockets, and another gel. I took said gel about a half mile down the road. I alternated water and Nuun every other mile. As I went along, my legs felt stronger.
I didn't want to loop back around on roads I had ran earlier, so I headed out of town, and came back in on the highway. This was my first time running on the highway. I wanted to run on the left, as I normally do. There is a hill coming into town, so I decided that was a bad idea. So I just took my headphones out, and paid very close attention. I only encountered a few cars, and I survived! I put my headphones back in, only had about a quarter mile to go, and the headphones died. So I put them in my pack, and finished strong on my own! 9 miles down!
I ran what I do believe is my fastest 10k in this run 1:12:25. Peachtree Road Race one year ago was 1:12:59. I also ran this only 20 seconds slower than my 8 mile run last week. Carrying my own water made a difference (so did the absence of morning coffee). Plus, I barely stopped, just kept trucking along. This run felt great!
I had a family reunion on Saturday, and had to prepare the dessert I took, Chocolate chip - cherry blondies. I stretched and foam rolled. Not as much as normal, though. I did get in a 25 minute nap. My legs were sore on Sunday. I foam rolled to try to loosen them up. I also got to witness my best friend get baptized on Sunday! Congratulations Ericka!
Weekly mileage - 20.08
Total Monumental mileage - 63.29
Total June mileage (2 runs before training started, plus Monday's run) - 76.45
Here's to another week of training!
Happy Running!
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