Marathon Training
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Weekly Workout Schedule – 5.13.13
Last week’s schedule Monday – Rest Tuesday – 3 mi actual: 3.5 mi Wednesday – 5 mi actual: 45 minute spin + 25 min biceps/back strength workout Thursday – 3 mi actual: 4 mi Friday – Rest Saturday – Yoga/Strength actual: 60 min iron barre class Sunday – 12 miles actual: 10.7 mi Total miles – 18 There are less than two weeks away until the marathon, and honestly, I can’t wait for training to be done. After the race, I want to focus on strength training, yoga, and I’d like to take more barre classes. I hate to say it but I can’t wait for my long runs to…
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Weekly Workout Schedule – 5.6.13
Last week’s schedule Monday – 3 mi actual: rest Tuesday – 4 mi actual: 3 mi Wednesday – 5 mi actual: 5.5 miles Thursday – Rest Friday – Rest Saturday – The 20 Miler complete Sunday – Strength actual: 60 min hot yoga +7.6 mi bike ride Total running miles – 28.5 Well, with that, there are 3 weeks left until the Vermont City Marathon. On Saturday morning I got a taste of what the marathon could possible be like, weather-wise. It wasn’t too hot on Saturday (I think around 50* when I started), but for a portion of my run it felt like it was about 85* (in reality…
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Weekly Workout Schedule – 4.29.13
Last week’s schedule Monday – Rest actual: 2 mi walk Tuesday – 3 mi + yoga actual: 3 mi run Wednesday – 7 mi actual: 13.6 mi bike ride Thursday – Spinning actual: 6.5 mi run Friday – Rest Saturday – 12 mi actual: 12.12 mi run Sunday – Strength actual: 60 min barre class + 10 mi bike ride Total running miles – 21.6 Saturday’s run went pretty well. I was so glad for “only” 12 miles this weekend, I think my legs were craving a short break, if you can even call it that. Laura met me again this weekend and she ran the first 9 miles with…
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Weekly Workout Schedule – 4.22.13
Last Week’s Schedule Monday – Rest Tuesday – 3 mi + Hot Yoga complete Wednesday – 6 mi actual: 7 mi @ the crossings Thursday – Rest Friday – Rest Saturday – 18 miles complete Sunday – Strength actual: body pump, yoga + 9 mi bike ride Total Running Miles – 28 Saturday’s long run was the first one in weeks that my foot didn’t bother me! Being hungry, however, was another story. Usually Sunday is a rest day because my foot is usually sore the day after a long run, but yesterday it felt a lot better than normal, so I went to body pump in the morning, and…
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18 Miles and a Bagel
So, the marathon training plan called for 18 lovely miles yesterday. I went to the Niskyauna Bike Path for a change of scenery. Foursquare kindly reminded me that I had been running up here since November 2012. It’s a pretty nice place to run, a paved path for miles and miles. I ran the first 10 miles solo. My legs were tired, and I wasn’t feeling 100%. I think this was due to the fact that I donated blood on Friday morning–but I figured since it was more than 12 hours before my run, I’d be okay. I made sure to hydrate really well Friday night and Saturday morning. My…
