Wow, the days are ticking by and I’m getting more and more excited for the race — less than two weeks left! This week was very satisfying in terms of running, and my training went pretty much according to plan: Tuesday: Rest. If you remember from last week, Monday turned into my long run day …
After a very disappointing week of training last week, I had high hopes for Week 8. My neck was still stiff, so I tried my best to pay attention to what my body was telling me. That meant that my training deviated a bit from plan. And then I came down with a cold on …
The weeks left until the race on April 1st are speeding by! Here was my plan for the past week: Speed training: 8 x 400 meters at 5K race pace + upper body strength training Yoga 4-mile run + lower body strength training 10-mile run And here was the (disappointing) reality: 5-mile run. That’s it. …
Half way there! With only six more weeks to go before the race, here was my plan for the week: 40-minute tempo run + upper body strength training Yoga 3-mile run + lower body strength training 9-mile run And here’s the reality of the past week: Gentle yoga. I had to shuffle around my normal …