Week 12 of 16
First of all, please take a minute
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contest to win a #HouMarathon prize pack!
Back to Week 12...
This week I took a step back
before the hardest week in my training (which happens to be Christmas week!!)
and after a tough long run last week. I
can’t believe I have one more week of hard work then my 3-week taper
begins! Some people hate it—but I
totally love taper time!
I had to rearrange my running
schedule a little bit because I was invited over a client's house for wine and
Christmas on Wednesday afternoon. So
much fun! But this meant Monday easy run
and Tuesday night mile repeat night!
This was tough. I wasn’t quite
recovered by Monday from my 20-miler attempt so I had to run my intervals on
Tuesday night. Tuesdays are my long days
at work and the motivation to run on Tuesday nights is very low but I got it
done. I got home Wednesday night and
took G out for a night mile run/walk to continue with the Christmas theme and
look at all the neighbors pretty Christmas lights.
By the way, have I ever mentioned
that my 7:30am group training group is the BEST?
Georgie and I got out again on
Thursday morning but it was misty and raw out so I skipped my run which meant
treadmill again on Thursday night. It
really was a rough week in terms of motivation.
I am getting SO CLOSE but I am also starting to feel the effects of
training. I was SO TIRED all week. Literally thought I could close my eyes in
the back office at work and sleep the whole day away. Thanks goodness for clients.
I rounded out the week with a
Friday morning 5-miler and 14 miles on Saturday. Even thought it was probably the coldest run
of the fall/winter so far, I felt much better on my long run this week. I had the company of Wendy on Saturday
morning as she joined me for 7 miles. I
parked at work and ran the 2 miles to her house, 7 with her and finished up
with 5 on my own. It’s been awhile since
I got to run with Wendy so it was nice—she’s super speedy and athletic and a 50
YEAR OLD GRANDMA. My group training
group calls her Wonder Women—so inspiring!
Other highlights:
·
I was selected to be a nuunbassador for
2016! What does this mean? Discounts & goodies in exchange for
sharing the #nuunlove! Did you know that
I put nuun in my water bottle during spin class? My favorite flavor? Watermelon.
·
I received my first product in the mail as a
BibRave Pro! Georgie was first to try on
my new xx2i USA 1 sunglasses but I was able to wear them on Saturday
for my long run! They were great. Didn’t fog up, didn’t bounce around but also
not too tight on my head. I barely
noticed I was wearing them. I love that
you can change the adjustable nosepiece & “temple tips” and I’m looking
forward to changing them to red next week for Christmas week! Full review coming soon…
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ICYMI: Run Jen Run’s Guide to Choosing a Good
Pair of Sunglasses https://www.facebook.com/jenrunsfastblog/posts/912157135564640
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Upcoming events:
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4 weeks until the Houston Marathon!
Monday 12.14.15
4 miles treadmill (32:00)
17,155 steps
Tuesday 12.15.15
6.5 miles treadmill with 4x1 mile (49:35) <-- 7:13, 7:08,
7:03, 6:58
Taught spin class
20,665 steps
Wednesday 12.16.15
1.15 miles with G (10:28)
11,063 steps
Thursday 12.17.15
0.83 miles with G (6:58)
2.5 miles treadmill (20:00)
Power Water
16,331 steps
Friday 12.18.15
5 miles (38:58)
19,503 steps
Saturday 12.19.15
14 miles – 1/2 with Wendy! (1:51:30)
34,560 steps
Sunday 12.20.15
Taught spin class
Burdenko H2O
9,075 steps
G mileage disclaimer:
None of the mileage reported with Georgie is straight, consistent running. We
may run 1 mile in 9 or 10 minutes but in reality we probably covered a 2-3 mile
distance with a mix of walking and running.
I stop my watch every time we start walking.
ICYMI
This week’s mileage: 34
miles
This week’s G
mileage: 2 miles
December Totals: 99
miles
2015 Totals: 774
miles
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