Monday, November 14, 2011

Week 1 AZ & Birthday


I am approaching Marathon #2 a little differently.
  • Set weekly goal miles instead of day-by-day:  Last marathon training I would get frustrated with my plan – some days my legs just wanted to GO LONGER or do a different type of speed work than what my daily calendar had me planned for. So, this marathon I set weekly goal miles and the # of miles for my weekly long runs.  The rest of the days I can ‘do whatever’ my body is feeling.
  • My legs have really been responding well to taking a nice and easy bike ride after my long runs so I will continue this.
  • Cross training (swim/bike/weights/yoga specific), compression gear, and high amounts of protein has really helped me recover
  • Continue focusing on negative splits for ALL my runs
***I have to keep reminding myself to follow the set plan.  I always want to increase the mileage to fast and end up getting injured.  NOT this time. Accepting lower mileage is not being weak, it is smart.

Week 1:
Running Miles Goal           30 Miles with a 13 Mile LR
Actual                               34.8 Miles                          
                       
Monday: 0.40 Mile Run warm up (Foot Pain), 20 Minutes Weights Legs + Abs
-Awesome Raina from Small Town Runner had told me to write my ABS’s with my foot to help with ankle pain.  I got RIGHT ON practicing my ABS’s while sitting at my desk and it has helped significantly.

Tuesday: 10.2 Mile Tempo Run, 40 Minutes Cycling, 30 Minutes Total Body Weights + Abs (Foot was slightly hurting until about mile 7)

Wednesday: 6.2 Mile Easy Run, 55 Minutes Cycling, ¾ Mile Swim

Thursday: Rest Day, ½ mile Swim

Friday: MY BIRTHDAY 15 Mile Run (Finished this run really strong… I wanted to continue but I had to get back to work)

Saturday: 60 Minutes Cycling Trainer  - Intervals

Sunday: 20 Minutes Cycling Trainer, 30 Minutes Ttl Body + Abs, 3 Mile Shakeout Run


11-11-11
Turned 25 years YOUNG this past Friday.

My birthday was great for me.  I am not your typical extroverted social bug so my day consisted of:

Productive day at work, nice long run, dinner on the couch watching Stossel and Cavuto, and most importantly…

My dad surprised me with THIS:

10 comments:

  1. Hey I saw your post over on our blog. Andrea's email is andilee73@gmail.com

    Great blog you have here... I'm gonna have to check it out in some more detail! One paragraph in, I already really like what you said about negative splits! That's the way to run! :-)

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  2. Happy Birthday....love that trainer!!!

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  3. Happy Birthday Christie!!
    Great training/workouts you've got here. I like how you finish your long runs with an easy recovery bike ride.

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  4. Happy Birthday (on Friday!) Great workouts you have here as usual...you are an inspiration lady

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  5. coolest birthday ever this year! Glad you had a great run on your day.

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  6. Happy Birthday!! I hope your ankles are continuing to improve. Also- I like the scheduled MPW and Long Run, with flexibility in the middle. Great week of workouts!

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  7. Happy Belated birthday!!! A nice relaxing bday is my preferred celebration too :)

    Flexibility is key to successful marathon training. Sounds like you're on the right path.

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  8. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! and a great week of training! love it!

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  9. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! your ideal birthday sounds like mine, lol, I'm a pretty laid-back quiet celebrator too :)

    As for the training, first I just have to say that there are so many recovery/injury prevention tips in this post that I'm SO glad you included - protein, post-run biking, compression, and the ABC's with the feet! so thank you!

    And yeah, accepting lower mileage is tough but...you learned your lesson, right? :-D remember that more is not necessarily better right off the bat - focus on QUALITY workouts while your mileage is low, and then once you start increasing, things like negative splits and pacing will be second nature for you! :) keep us updated, I love reading about your training!

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  10. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ON 11/11!!!!!

    Sticking to weekly predetermined training plans sounds very smart.......it's easy to push it otherwise, but I have to remind myself that the point of each run is not to kill myself with overexertion, rather it's to achieve a long term goal.

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