Weekly Roundup 8.31-9.6

 

Another pretty solid week of base training.  I started the week knowing I had 4 weeks left of fun running before marathon training begins.  The goal for these 4 weeks is to be consistent and log about 20-25 miles each week until “Day 1” on September 28th.  I fell a little short when I decided not to run by myself on Saturday but no stress.

Last week I was lucky to have company on every single run!  On Monday when I was all alone, I just went for it.  Wasn’t paying attention to my pace and just ran.  I cruised through 4 miles and other than a brief incident with a Golden Retriever, I felt great.

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ICYMI I posted this on my Facebook page…

Rant of the Day: Dogs belong on a leash!

I was cruising along when an off leash dog started sprinting towards me. The owner yelled, "don't worry, he's harmless" but guess what, I had to go from 7 min pace to a complete stop and the dog continued at me full speed into my shins. I'm happy your dog didn't "harm" me but what if I didn't stop... one of us would have ended up hurt!

No apologies from the owner either. Thanks asshole.

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Speaking of dogs, I got to run a lot with Georgie this week!  I even tested her speed out a little bit running 1:58 for the last quarter mile home.  She had a couple good miles with NO STOPPING!  This is huge!  Then she ended the week with a 2 miler with a million stops.  #divapup – We also got to try out a new hands-free leash this week.  I broke down and invested in the Stunt Puppy Stunt Runner.  My favorite part is the “traffic loop” so I can pull Georgie close when we see another dog—or even worse, a biker—coming near.  So far so good!

Georgie Pre-Run vs. Post-Run

Another highlight was 2 runs with my Marathon Sports friends.  Tuesday marked my 10th group run of 2015 (I’m actually embarrassed it took me this long!) so I got a $25 gift certificate to the store!  I’m currently eyeing a super cool Cape Cod Marathon Sports sweatshirt.  Friday was the final Pub Run of the season, which is always a good time even though we weren't allowed to run with watches!  Adidas sponsored the run so I got to try on a pair of shoes with the Boost technology.

Upcoming events:

·      7 weeks until the Cape Cod Half!

·      19 weeks until the Houston Marathon!

Monday 8.31.15

1 mile with G (10:08)

4 miles (30:41)

17,198 steps

Tuesday 9.1.15

Taught spin class. The playlist: Lose Control Spin Playlist

Marathon Sports Run Club! 5 miles with Jason & Danielle (44:09)

22,292 steps

Wednesday 9.2.15

11,269 steps

Thursday 9.3.15

1 mile with G (9:11)

0.25 miles with G (1:58)

Taught spin class. The playlist: Jumpin’, Jumpin’ Spin Playlist

Power Water

15,454 steps

Friday 9.4.15

1.72 miles with G (24:32)

Marathon Sports Pub Run! 3.1-ish miles (16:24)

Mini home workout #2

·      20 squats

·      10x lunges

·      20 squats

·      10x lunges

·      10 push ups

·      10 tricep dips

18,863 steps

Saturday 9.5.15

2 miles with G (18:00)

10,531 steps

Sunday 9.6.15

Taught spin class. The playlist: The Heart of Rock & Roll Spin Playlist

Burdenko H2O

9,947 steps

This week’s mileage: 18 miles

August Totals: 62 miles

September Totals: 13 miles

2015 Totals: 343 miles