Happy Sunday everyone! I am on Team TCS Teachers and training to run the Chicago Marathon on October 13. This will be my 9th marathon and my 6th Chicago Marathon.
Here is how my week went:
Week #3, July 8-14
Monday: Walked 1.73 miles and 25 minutes on the Peloton. It was warm and a little humid when I went outside but I enjoyed my walk. I used the Peloton app for the walk and love listening to Matty.
Tuesday: Ran 2.70 and walked 1.23 miles. An easy run with some hill strides. Total 2.70 @ 12:37 average pace.
Wednesday: Ran 4.81 and walked .34 miles. An interesting and fun workout. I did a 1.5 mile warmup, 4×2 minutes @12:03 with 2 minutes recovery after each one, 4 minutes walking, 4×90 seconds @10:13 with 2 minutes recovery after each one, and then 1 mile cool down. Thank goodness for the option to program this in my Garmin!
Thursday: Walked 1.73 miles and 25 minutes on the Peloton. I am liking a lot the low impact ride classes. They’re not too easy and not too difficult either.
Friday: Ran 5.0 and walked .71. The plan today was to do my long run of 9 miles. I had a busy day on Saturday and didn’t want to be tired and sore. However, it didn’t go as I planned. I made it to 5 miles. But, at least I tried.
Saturday: Ran 9 and walked .24 miles. I tried again to run 9 miles. I did a couple things different from Friday’s run. 1) I went out earlier in the morning, 2) I wore socks with more cushion, and 3) I did run/walk of 10:1. The run went so much better. I cannot believe I ran 14 miles in two days. I took two water bottles with me – one with plain water and another one with water and Tailwind. I think for next time I am going to have water in both of the bottles and take Huma gels with me. It was a warm morning and I was very thirsty by the time I got home.
Sunday: Walked 2.32 miles. I was still a bit sore from Saturday’s run and this walk helps to recover from my long run.
TOTAL:
Running: 21.52
Walking: 9.29
Cycling: 10.53
Here’s how training has gone so far: