Weekly Roundup 12.26-1.1

Week 12 of 16

Happy New Year!  I’m pumped to end the year with 985 total miles.  I’ve never been a high mileage runner—I ran 815 miles in 2015, 564 miles in 2014 and 807 miles in 2013—so this was a good year for me.

Monday was a short work day so I took G out for a bit then finished up on my own.  I woke up feeling pretty crappy on Tuesday and felt even worse after spin class so I didn’t make it to Run Club but had major FOMO as like everyone was there!

I had one of my hardest workouts of marathon training scheduled for Wednesday (4x1mi) and opted indoors to tackle it on the treadmill.  I actually felt great.  A lot better than I expected and nailed it with 8.5, 8.8, 9.0, 9.3 mph or roughly 7:00, 6:50, 6:40, 6:30 pace.  I was even called a “Majestic Neon Gazelle” which totally made my day.

The highlight of the week had to be my run with Georgie on Friday.  We ran 4.25 miles!  Her longest ever, ever.  Most runs G stop about every 2 minutes to sniff or poop but I think we only stopped 3 maybe 4 times total—I couldn’t believe how content and focused she was running.  It was pretty chilly and we ventured out of the neighborhood a bit.  We even encountered 2 off leash dogs in the middle of the road that she totally ignored!  I was floored!

Then on Saturday I head out for another really cold long run with my dad on the bike.  He thought this was the coldest so far but I didn’t think it was quite as bad as the first 16-miler we went on a few weeks ago.  Either way, it was cold.  A little breezy.  I was excited to have 14 as my long run and I wanted to push the pace a little bit with a goal of 7:40-7:45.  I went out strong and maintained a 7:31 average.  Again, I’d say I nailed it.

I guess I do wear a lot of neon...

I originally planned to finish up the week with another run with Georgie but my parents came over Saturday night for New Year’s Eve lasagna (our 2nd annual!) and guess who developed a little limp after playing outside with grandpaw?  Seriously.  It’s always something.  She seemed ok the next day but I didn’t want to risk it so I left her home to rest.

Other highlights:

·      The Buffalo Marathon delayed their price increase until 1/3 (that’s tomorrow!) so sign up TONIGHT and use code 2017-BibRave-JS for an extra $5 off!  I’ll be running the half… www.buffalomarathon.com

Upcoming events:

·      4 weeks until the Miami Marathon!

Monday 12.26.16

1.89 miles with G (18:18)

3.10 miles (22:25)

15,926 steps

Tuesday 12.27.16

Taught spin class

8,695 steps

Wednesday 12.28.16

8 treadmill miles (58:56) with 4x1mi <--8.5, 8.8, 9.0, 9.3 mph

21,982 steps

Thursday 12.29.16

Taught spin class x2

11,855 steps

Friday 12.30.16

4.25 miles with G (36:38)

13,662 steps

Saturday 12.31.16

14 miles with daddo on the bike (1:45:09)

33,431 steps

Sunday 1.1.17

Happy New Year!

2.80 miles (21:10)

14,805 steps

ICYMI

Week 1 of 16             Week 5 of 16             Week 9 of 16

Week 2 of 16             Week 6 of 16             Week 10 of 16

Week 3 of 16             Week 7 of 16             Week 11 of 16

Week 4 of 16             Week 8 of 16

This week’s mileage: 34 miles

This week’s G mileage: 6 miles

December Totals: 162 miles

January Totals: 3 miles

2016 Totals: 985 miles

2017 Totals: 3 miles