Training Rundown

I WISH I could say that last week’s training went as planned, but it certainly did not and that’s OK. I started out the week with an awesome 60 minute tempo at 8:34 pace. It’s definitely hard to not want to round-up to that 7.00 miles, but 60 minutes running is 60 minutes running! Also got in 20 minutes of strength & 10 minutes of yoga.

I worked Monday night and got in 4.6 miles easy on Tuesday before another night shift. Also being diligent about getting in my PT exercises. What I wouldn’t give for an accurate treadmill running watch. I do the treadmill between night shifts so I can sleep as late as possible (normally only get in 6ish hours of sleep though just because my body wakes me up naturally) and I’m staying in a busier area where I don’t feel as comfortable running in the dark. I’m sure I would be fine, but better to be safe!

I got home Wednesday morning, took a 2 hour nap, and managed to sneak in my 45 minute workout on our treadmill (so I wouldn’t have to deal with the hassle of traffic with speedwork). I did a 10 minute warmup, 3 x 6 minutes hard-ish (7:30/ 7:13/7:00 paces), 10 minute cool down. I love to run hard on our treadmill at home- I can crank our music on it and feel totally badass.

Thursday was filled with meal-prepping and cleaning/packing for the upcoming work stretch, but I got in my PT exercises and a 40 minute easy run.

Friday was my planned long run day, but I slept in SO LATE (9:30 😱) and my Psoas was absolutely killing me. I did manage to get in my strength, PT, 10 minutes of spinning, and yoga, but decided it was best to relax rather than push for a run. Love our little home gym .

Saturday was a rest day since I left home at 3:45am, worked from 6:30-7:30pm, and got maybe 5 hours of sleep. I got in an easy 60 minute run on the hotel treadmill early Sunday morning before another day shift, along with PT exercises and 10 minutes of yoga.

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How did your week go? Did it look like you wanted or did you have to shift your expectations a bit?