09/03/18 - 09/09/18
Fatigue was still carrying over from the previous week. It was hot. It was humid. These cuties made their appearance!
Monday - Labor Day! Weather was miserable all day. It sprinkled off and on during this run, but I finished before it poured! I'm not a fan of running in the rain. Sprinkles I'll deal with, but not heavy rain. Nope. Today was I pace intervals!
- Plan: 2mi WU + 2x(5 min @ I 8:58 w/ 4 min RI) + 3x(4 min @ I 8:58 w/ 3 min RI) + 2mi CD = 7.87mi
- Actual: 7.07 @ 10:54
- Splits: (11:55, 11:51) + (9:07, 8:57) + (8:50, 8:51, 8:45) + (11:34, 11:39)
Tuesday - Went to see MercyMe @ Epcot. I booked an Eat to the Beat Dining package at Rose & Crown so I could get good seats. Rob was supposed to go, but work got in the way of fun again.
- Plan: 4.5mi @ EA 12:36
- Actual: 4.6 @ 11:52
- Splits: 12:00, 11:55, 11:58, 11:42, 11:47
Wednesday - Woke up not feeling so good. I had a headache so I took some Tylenol and waited for it to dull down. I didn't make it outside until 8am which meant weather wasn't ideal with the sun beating down on me! Today I had T & R paces. I don't normally walk between the T pace intervals, but today I did. My workout ended at 8.7mi & I was still a little ways from home so ran an extra .30 miles to bring total mileage up to an even 9mi.
- 2mi WU + 3x(1.5mi @ T 9:46 w/ 3 min RI) + 4x(150m @ R 8:36 w/ 150m RI) + 1mi CD = 8.158mi
- Actual: 9.01mi@ 11:13
- Splits: (11:59, 11:45) + (9:43, 9:46, 9:52) + ( :36, :42, :40, :36) + 11:12
Thursday - Nice easy run today. Hit my goal of 1000 miles in 2018!!!
- Plan: 4.5mi @ EA 12:36
- Actual: 4.52mi@ 11:45
- Splits: 11:41, 11:46, 11:39, 11:51, 11:51
Friday - This run felt great! Joined a new gym and I'll be signing up for personal training in October. I don't want to start anything new before race day!
- Plan: 7.5mi @ EB 11:47 + Strides
- Actual: 7:52mi @ 11:23
- Splits: 11:29, 11:28, 11:35, 11:27, 11:29, 11:28, 10:49 (strides), 11:14
Saturday - Fantastic run today. It felt like I could run forever! I tried Honey Stinger chews for the first time. I've been using Sports Beans, but the last two times I used them they gave me GI issues. Honey Stinger chews don't stick to your teeth as much, taste better and most importantly...I had no bathroom issues. I have one more long run to test them before my half marathon. Rob and I went for massages in the evening. We upgraded to 80 minute massages and OMG, it was heavenly. I had no idea just how tight my upper body was until after it was over. I even had a foot massage and it felt like I was walking on clouds when I left.
- Plan: 2mi WU + 5mi @ M Tempo 10:36 + 1.5mi @ T 9:46 + 1mi @ M Tempo 10:36 + 1mi CD = 10.5mi
- Actual: 10.6 @ 10:31
- Splits: (11:43, 11:46) + (10:25, 10:28, 10:24, 10:23, 10:24) + 9:30 + 10:15 + 10:26
Sunday - Rest day. Went to brunch with the ladies in my neighborhood.
Looking Ahead
I've got a sore throat and runny nose. I made it out for my run today, but the last mile was rough.
Rob & I are celebrating our 16th wedding anniversary on Friday and will be dining at Victoria & Albert's on Saturday. I'll do a mini dining review!
26 days until Under the Oaks Half Marathon!!! Saturday's run had me feeling really good about some race goals that I have in mind.