Emily's training blog

Well, the first run of the year is now behind me.  Devra met me at my house this morning so we could do a fartlek run.  My legs felt great this morning, but my stomach was really sensitive.  I must have eaten too many New Year's treats. 

We warmed up by running to Valley Park.  We did a loop around the park, and made a bathroom stop at Taylorsville Rec Center.  Then, we ran back to the park.  We ran 3 sets of 3 minutes, 2 minutes, 1 minute, with 2:2:1 recovery.  I liked the one minute intervals, but not so much the 3 minutes.  Still, it was a good start, and the workout seemed to go quickly.

We finished with a loop around the park, and then ran back to my house.  Now I'm eating a crepe with Nutella.  Thanks, Honey!

I wasn't feeling well again early this morning, so I waited until after I dropped Cole off at pre-school before I went to run.  Lily went to the gym daycare, and I hit the treadmill.  I ran 6 miles, and then had to go to the bathroom.  Then, I decided to run 20 more minutes.  The total run was 9.15 miles, and the total time for the run was 62:16.  That last 20 minutes was pretty tough, but I'm feeling much stronger than last week.  My achilles is still good, though my hip is tight.  I need to foam roll and stretch, or I will be in pain!

I met Devra up in Sandy for a nice rolly run. I kept telling myself, "hills will make you stronger." I notice a definite improvement over last week, but I still hate hills. By the way, Andrea, we ran the same run as you did yesterday and Devra had her garmin. It's 7.55, in case you want to get specific on your weekly mileage. I'm glad to be done with my run at 6:30 in the morning, but I think I'll probably crash around nine.

I warmed up 15 minutes, and then ran 10 sets of 2 minutes on, 2 minutes off.  I started at 6 minute mile pace, and gradually increased over the workout to finish at 5:40 pace.  Then, I cooled down to finish 9 miles.  I think I'm going to feel this one tomorrow, though the paces felt pretty under control.  I was happy that I was recovering well between intervals.  That is a sign of increased fitness.

I'm definitely feeling yesterday's workout.  But, I did feel a little better than I had anticipated.  Still, I kept it short and easy.  I will be fine on my target mileage for the week.   I ran down 4800 to the river trail, to Millrace Park, and home.  My toes were really cold for the first mile, which was a little painful.  But, they warmed up nicely, along with the rest of my body. 

I planned on a 10-12 mile run today, but 4 miles into my run, my stomach started cramping.  After 2 bathroom stops it wasn't any better, so I decided to call it good.  I have a really sensitive stomach sometimes, and I haven't ever figured out exactly what it is that sets it off. 

So, I ended up with a few less miles than I planned on, but still fell within the 45-50 miles for this week.  I didn't get in a 10 miler for my long run, but I did 10 miles on Monday with a fartlek in it.  I ran 2 fartlek workouts, and put in 2 consecutive training weeks.  So, despite the small snafu today, it was a pretty good week.

Next week my mileage plan is 50-55.  I would like to run 12 on my long run, and keep two fartlek workouts in the week.  My goal for next week is to add in some more gym time (cross training and strength work.)   I will add two gym workouts in next week.