Week 8 DBP#2 Report 4/16 – 4/22
Mon 4/16 – REST
Tues 4/17 – 1.5 mi @ WU + 4 x 4 min @ I Pace w/3 min RI @ WU + 1 mi @ CD
Wed 4/18 – 4 mi @ EA
Thurs 4/19 – 1 mi @ WU + 4 x 1 mi @ T Pace w/90 sec REST + .5 mi @ CD
Fri 4/20 – REST
Sat 4/21 – 7 mi @ EB
Sun 4/22 – 10 mi @ LR (Nutrition)
Monday: REST DAY
Tuesday: This week was a double speed workout week. I like the speed workouts, but they really exhaust me by the end of the day. I keep overshooting my paces and struggle with slowing down STILL. So I basically made this workout harder than it should have been. I finally slowed down on my last interval and that one actually felt good and right. One day I will learn…
Plan: 1.5 mi @ WU (12:42) + 4 x 4 min @ I Pace (8:32) w/3 min RI @ WU (12:42) + 1 mi @ CD (12:42)
Actual:
1.5 mi @ 11:18
4 min @ 8:15
RI @ 11:44
4 min @ 8:10
RI @ 11:11
4 min @ 8:13
RI @ 12:53
4 min @ 8:28
RI @ 11:33
1 mi @ 12:01
Wednesday: Nice and easy morning run.
Plan: 4 mi @ EA (11:57)
Actual: 4.03 @ 11:42
Splits: 11:30, 11:29, 12:11, 11:35
Thursday: We had been fighting wind all week, but mostly on my two speed workout days. Typical, right? I wasn’t feeling this workout. There was wind, my mental game was off, it felt hard. But I did it. And the thing about doing it, is that you still give it all you got. I also don’t really know my splits until after my workout is complete and I hit end on my Runkeeper app. So I finish my cool down. I plop on the track for a photo. I upload my workout and check out my splits… oh! Okay. I actually nailed this terrible workout. I guess life isn’t so bad.
Plan: 1 mi @ WU (12:42) + 4 x 1 mi @ T Pace (9:17) w/90 sec REST + .5 mi @ CD (12:42)
Actual:
1 mi @ 11:30
1 mi @ 9:03
90 sec walk
1 mi @ 9:07
90 sec walk
1 mi @ 9:07
90 sec walk
1 mi @ 9:08
90 sec walk
.5 mi @ 11:49
Friday: REST DAY!
Saturday: This was one of those runs that makes me feel like I could run forever and rainbows and unicorns and glitter and beer that doesn’t make me fat….. Yeah one of those. Plus our city was holding this event called Desert Storm, where it's basically big, huge, expensive boats taking over the place. It was super awesome to run by.
Plan: 7 mi @ EB (11:10)
Actual: 7.02 @ 10:53
Splits: 10:58, 11:16, 10:46, 10:42, 10:44, 10:50, 10:55
[The London Bridge]
[After run Coronita Margarita]
Sunday: Stayed up late, drank too much, had lots of fun, slept in, got out later than I should have, sun was up and hot, didn’t have enough time to get the full 10 miles in. OTHER THAN THAT, I ran almost 9 miles, I should have fueled midway with my gel I brought but I didn’t. Mostly, it was just hot and also the end was uphill. I ended up getting my last 1.3 miles in a little later after I stopped this. Meh.
Plan: 10 mi @ LR (10:48)
Actual: 8.70 @ 10:54 & 1.33 @ 10:19
Splits: 10:41, 10:35, 10:47, 10:52, 10:59, 11:05, 11:06, 11:36 & 10:25, 9:59
We also took the kids out for a hike behind our house. It got me and my husband talking about trail running. Our city has a lot of these paths all over the desert around us. I think I might have to go explore on one of my easy runs this week. We shall see.
All of these PR’s this weekend has me excited but mostly scared for my 10k in two weeks. I feel like I set myself up with an impossible feat. Like, who am I to think I can run a 10k under an hour? My mental game is messing with me and my anxiety is getting the best of me. I have two weeks left of training to work on this and feel prepared. I haven’t missed a workout. I haven’t gotten injured. I have been doing pretty well hitting my paces. I am just scared that I can’t actually do this.
Anyway, reading everyone’s successes is amazing. We are a powerful group of people, with an amazing coach, and I love watching everyone crush their goals.
Upcoming Training:
Mon 4/23 – Rest day
Tues 4/24 – 5 mi @ EA (11:57)
Wed 4/25 – 5 mi @ EB (11:10) + Strides
Thurs 4/26 – 1 mi @ WU (12:42) + 2 miles @ T Pace (9:17) w/3 min REST + 2 mi @ T Pace (9:17) + .5 mi @ CD (12:42)
Fri 4/27 – Rest day
Sat 4/28 – 5 mi @ EB (11:10)
Sun 4/29 – 3 mi @ LR (10:48) + 4 mi @ M Tempo (10:02) + 2 mi @ LR (10:48)