Weekly Training Recap Category
Chicago Marathon: Week One
Posted on May 6, 2014
At some point, several months ago, I wondered when I’d exhaust the grace period of classifying post-stress fracture workouts as “Return To Running.” Seems as soon as I had that thought, the universe gave me other things to consider. Life pelted me and my family with some serious situations; namely, losing my father to cancer in February. Through […]
Return To Running: Week Thirteen
Posted on March 8, 2014 Leave a Comment
Week thirteen was another good week of running. Felt great during my workouts and capped the week off with a lovely outdoor long run. Finally, a glimpse of spring! Monday Run: Tempo. Temps got cold again (was a real feel of 9F). Ran on the Alter G at Finish Line PT before my one-hour maintenance […]
Return To Running: Week Twelve
Posted on March 2, 2014 Leave a Comment
Week twelve was a week of regrouping and getting back on schedule. I ran the workouts I missed the previous week and nailed them all. The return to a schedule felt good, though the broken heart and grief naturally persist. It’s completely confounding and somewhat miraculous how one can function in that conflicting state. Monday […]
Return To Running: Week Eleven
Posted on March 2, 2014 1 Comment
Week eleven was one of utter heartbreak. I lost a family member to cancer early Tuesday morning. The week consisted of emergency travel on Monday for what turned out to be quiet and unexpected goodbyes; and the aftermath of learning to cope with acute loss. Though exhausted, I ran to clear my head. Monday Off. […]
Return To Running: Week Ten
Posted on March 2, 2014 Leave a Comment
Week ten started off sluggish (a preceding weekend of whirlwind travel can have that effect). Regardless, my workouts were within my target paces, and felt much better Tuesday onward. At least I had a few shots to run outside. Capped the week off by *watching* running at the Millrose Games! Monday Run: Tempo. This tempo […]
Return To Running: Week Nine
Posted on February 12, 2014 2 Comments
Week nine was full of treadmill running. Alter G. Woodway. You get to know the difference in treadmills when you’ve been using them for weeks on end. With the bridle path an icy mess, and trying to limit the amount of pounding my foot takes on the road, it’s been interesting doing every type of […]
Return To Running: Week Eight
Posted on February 3, 2014 Leave a Comment
Week eight was a great running week, for me. Mileage is continuing to build back steadily. Got a few runs in outside, which felt fantastic after so many frigid days and treadmill workouts. A return to the Central Park hills felt much better than last week, proving the body generally does, in fact, remember what […]
Return To Running: Week Seven
Posted on January 28, 2014 1 Comment
Week seven was a big thumbs up in my book! Mileage is building back up slowly, and pace is coming down. I had a full schedule of physical therapy, cross-training, back-to-back runs, a tempo, and intervals. Braved the cold on Saturday for my “long” run, and even though the hills reminded me I’ve work to […]
Return To Running: Week Six
Posted on January 20, 2014 2 Comments
Week six was a milestone week, post-injury, for two reasons: 1) return of the tempo run (hooray!); and 2) first back-to-back runs since October ’13 (huzzah!). Feeling good, moving forward, getting stronger and going longer. Monday Run: Tempo. First attempt at a gentle tempo run. Coach said one mile no faster than 7:30 pace. Ran […]
Return To Running: Week Five
Posted on January 12, 2014 Leave a Comment
Week five saw a lot of indoor running on the Alter G because of bitter cold temperatures in the northeast. It was also the week of my longest continuous run since Chicago Marathon, and the much-anticipated return of (easy) intervals. Progress! Monday Run: Easy Intervals. The morning started at 50F, steadily dropped throughout the day. […]
Return To Running: Week Four
Posted on January 5, 2014 Leave a Comment
Week four was another week of juggling workouts; but, happy to see my runs gradually getting longer. Still pain-free! Monday Rest Day. (Scheduled: 30-min run) Was not able to get my run in today, per schedule. Tuesday Run: 30-min Run. (Scheduled: 45-60 min spin w/ surges) Was scheduled to spin. Since I wasn’t able to get my […]
Return To Running: Week Three
Posted on December 30, 2013 2 Comments
Week three required a little bit of juggling workouts to fit with my personal schedule. But, I’m happy to have a week that more closely resembles what I’m used to – five workouts including running and spinning. Not to mention I’m elated to be running pain-free while slowly rebuilding mileage. Monday Run: Easy. (Scheduled: 45-min Easy […]
Return To Running: Week Two
Posted on December 30, 2013 1 Comment
Week two included some treadmill running, one gorgeous outdoor run, and physical therapy. Monday Run: Easy. Plan called for a 2-mile run with a 5-min walking break in between miles. Since I was at Finish Line PT, snagged some time running on the Alter G treadmill. First time running on this, and it’s quite an […]
Return To Running: Week One
Posted on December 17, 2013 Leave a Comment
Week one marked my return to Coach Kevin’s running workouts! I was officially cleared to run on December 6, so back up we start! I’ve also embarked on Physical Therapy to help rehab my foot and correct my running form moving forward. It’s humbling to start up again running a mile at a time, but […]
Chicago Marathon Training: Week Seventeen
Posted on October 7, 2013 1 Comment
Week seventeen’s runs were pretty darn good. Perhaps minus Wednesday’s easy run, as that workout never feels great, to me. That aside, the runs went smoothly and my legs feel more recovered. Taper’s progressing along quite nicely, and I’m not experiencing taper madness as much as I have previously. At the time of publication, less […]
Chicago Marathon Training: Week Sixteen
Posted on September 29, 2013 3 Comments
Week sixteen was my first full week of taper. Coach cut back on mileage but geared my workouts to keeping my legs sharp. Ran intervals for the first time on a track (I know, where have I been all this time?) and ran my long run to mimic race-day pacing strategy. All in all, pretty […]
Chicago Marathon Training: Week Fifteen
Posted on September 22, 2013 5 Comments
Week fifteen was my last intense set of workouts before beginning to taper. The week had three fantastic runs. Thrown in was one “easy” run that felt junky, with noticeable shin pain. It caused me to take an unscheduled rest day, which helped. Closed the week out with an amazing set of intervals and a […]
Chicago Marathon Training: Week Fourteen
Posted on September 18, 2013 5 Comments
Week fourteen was a funky training week. It was probably the most I’d fallen off schedule, so far. It kicked off with a fantastic long tempo run. After that, the weather reared its ugly head. High temperatures, crazy humidity, and a terrible storm all played their part in derailing my week. Real life got in […]
Chicago Marathon Training: Week Thirteen
Posted on September 8, 2013 1 Comment
Week thirteen was another higher mileage week. It also required more schedule manipulation than usual due to my personal schedule. Had to move runs to the AM, PM, and switched my interval day. Resulted in some seriously fatigued legs on Thursday. Thankfully a rest day got them ready to run long, which meant ending the […]
Chicago Marathon Training: Week Twelve
Posted on September 1, 2013 Leave a Comment
Week twelve capped off August training. This week’s running pushed me into the highest mileage month I’ve ever logged. I made it out of the city for a few days, to bid farewell to the summer in Fire Island. Was beautiful to see the beach blanketed by dark clouds (so moody, I love it). I […]
Chicago Marathon Training: Week Eleven
Posted on August 24, 2013 2 Comments
Week eleven was challenging, in a good way. Paces are dropping, and I can feel myself comfortably pushing to meet them. The temperature crept back up mid-week, feeling more like August than it had before. That required some readjustment. Thankfully, the humidity and temperature dropped in time for my long run, which felt incredible. Amazing […]
Chicago Marathon Training: Week Ten
Posted on August 19, 2013 2 Comments
Week ten was great fun training while on vacation (finally) in Badlands National Park, SD (love)! Just check out the photos from my runs! Monday Run: Tempo. First training run in Badlands National Park, SD. Tempo run at 5:00 PM started off hot (but relatively dry), then a nice cloud cover came in. Thought the hardest […]
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