19 Days to Go (The running of the brats....)
Date - Day - Scheduled Workout (Intervals within desired pace, Strength +/- 5 sec, everything else +/- 10 sec)
5/23/17 - T - 11 miles @ JUST RUN.
5/24/17 - W - 7 miles @ 8:04-9:01 min/mile
5/25/17 - R - 7 miles @ 8:04-9:01 min/mile
5/26/17 - F - 7 miles @ 8:04-9:01 min/mile
5/27/17 - Sat - 4 miles @ 8:04-9:01 min/mile + 6 strides
5/28/17 - Sun - Bunny Head 5k Time Trial #2
5/29/17 - M - 7 miles @ 8:04-9:01 min/mile
Total (training) mileage = 48.7 miles
Number of SOS intervals within pace = nd (nd%)
Monday's soccer class was the best yet. G participated somewhat and that's definitely an improvement. Afterwards we played at the park for 30 minutes. All in all a good training day.
Tuesday was a decision day.
T+D of 109, wind 6 mph, and a downpour!
So I signed up for a race on Saturday (Brat Fest 5k). This means only one Q workout this week. The decision came down to Tuesday or Wednesday? Tuesday was going to be a downpour, minimal wind, and extra day of easy running before a real race. Or Wednesday which has no rain, little colder, but wind of 16ish mph, and less rest. Because of the wind and less rest, I decided running in the rain was the better choice.
It was probably the heaviest rain I've ever run in. I decided to go with no set plan and just run. I was aiming for around long run to marathon tempo. I think given the results I was able to accomplish the goal of just running. Because of the rain though, I had to wear a rain jacket so that made it a little toasty. Overall, a solid run!
Wednesday was an easy day at an 8:55 min/mile with a 123 HR average.
Thursday was an easy day at an 8:55 min/mile with a 130 HR average. I was a tad concerned with the sudden jump in HR relative to pace as the T+D increased, but not by that much.
Friday was an easy day at an 8:45 min/mile with a 127 HR average. I also got a haircut in preparation for the race the next day. Steph and G got home that evening and it was nice to hear all about their trip. Sounds like they had a really fun time!
Saturday was the
Brat Fest 5k.
Sunday was an easy day at an 8:32 min/mile with a 132 HR average. I tried a new breathing technique for me by trying to focus more on nose breathing than mouth breathing. I just held my mouth shut and just went for it. It was fine, but my nose would build up with mucus and make it hard to breathe. A work in progress to see if I can improve my breathing techniques.
Monday was an easy day at an 8:29 min/mile with a 132 HR average. I tried the breathing technique again. Still a bit uncomfortable.
Because of the seeming increase in fatigue I'm going to stick to two hard workouts per week until the Hot2Trot 10k in 3 weeks. I'm hoping this will help reset the fatigue and in addition get my mileage back up in prep for Lakefront training.