Week 11 of 16
Merry Christmas! I just LOVE this time of the year! So much joy and holiday cheer—and a big week
of running!
I went on an awesome run on Monday
which included 3x1 mile repeats. I got out of work
early and wanted to take advantage with some extra miles so I headed to New
Seabury. 2 mile warm up, 2.5 mile cool
down and 0.5 miles in between repeats.
It was cold and starting to rain/snow/wintery mix but I was happy to get
it done outside before the snow really started to cover the ground.
Tuesday I made it back to Run Club
for 2 weeks in a row! Just about the
whole crew was there and it was fun catching up and gossiping—mostly about a
fellow (well, former) Run Clubber that recently got arrested in Florida. Horrible, horrible, horrible! I even stayed after and got something to eat
and drink at the Lanes. So wild, I know.
Wednesday’s run felt awful. I felt so sluggish but I took it easy and got
it done. This feeling of tired, heavy
legs carried over into my long run but let me tell you… 20 miles outside was SO
MUCH BETTER than 18 miles on a treadmill.
I was loving every minute of it even though I was struggling to keep
progressing forward. Ideally I would
have run long on Saturday but the weather wasn’t looking as good as Friday so
luckily my dad had the day off and was able to join me for support. It was pretty chilly but not as bad as our
last 16 miler as we made many, many loops around Falmouth past the beaches.
I had 4 miles left for the week
and I wasn’t sure how I’d break it up between Christmas Eve Saturday and
Christmas Sunday. G woke me up on
Saturday and I was happy to see it wasn’t raining yet so I quickly changed and
got her out the door. I wasn’t planning
on taking her all 4 miles in one day BUT she did it! She ran 4 miles only once before and it was
back in April. She kind of dragged me to
keep going after 2 miles so I figured, why not?
It was nice to not have to worry about running on Christmas and also
totally wiped her out for the rest of the day, even when my guests arrived for
Christmas Eve dinner.
Other highlights:
·
Christmas present from Georgie… “My running
partner is a real bitch” coffee mug!
Upcoming events:
·
5 weeks until the Miami Marathon!
Monday 12.19.16
8.5 miles (1:03:31) with 3x1mi <--6:46, 6:27, 6:34
23,176 steps
Tuesday 12.20.16
Taught spin class
Marathon Sports Run Club! 3.38 miles with Allison and Stacey
(32:04)
16,295 steps
Wednesday 12.21.16
4 miles (32:04)
16,529 steps
Thursday 12.22.16
Taught spin class x2
11,411 steps
Friday 12.23.16
20 miles with daddo on the bike (2:42:46)
44,511 steps
Saturday 12.24.16
Merry Christmas Eve!
3.94 miles with G (37:09)
15,731 steps
Sunday 12.25.16
Merry Christmas!
6,739 steps
ICYMI
This week’s mileage: 40
miles
This week’s G
mileage: 4 miles
December Totals: 131
miles
2016 Totals: 954
miles
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