Training Rundown: 3/15-3/21

Humpday! I have a few days off before another 4-day work stretch, so am trying to savior the time off as much as possible. Last week I had a really long work week (was at the hospital everyday for 7 days straight), so training definitely took a backseat. I think I’ve gotten a lot better at stepping back from running when I recognize that I’ve got additional stress going on. It’s almost super important to realize and honor your body when you do have that additional stress (running and training is stress, but so is being on your feet at work all day). I’ve also gotten better at prioritizing sleep. Rather than getting up early to run/workout if I’m going to be getting less than 7 hours of sleep, I push my workout to later in the day. It’s no longer worth it (to me) to lack sleep or put additional stress on my body when I don’t really need to.

Monday, 3/15: 45 minutes easy & 30 minutes of yoga

Tuesday, 3/16: 10 min easy/ 4 x 7 min hard (3 min recovery)/ 10 min easy

Wednesday, 3/17: 1 hour easy & 35 minutes strength training

Thursday, 3/18: Rest Day

Friday, 3/19: 10 min up/ 20 minutes at 8:00; 5 at 9:00; 16 minutes at 8:00/ 6 minutes cool down and 30 minutes of strength. Finally got around to doing this run at 7pm (and did the run split-up between dinner). Sometimes, you just have to make it work. I immediately fell asleep on the couch at 9pm afterwards 😂

Saturday, 3/20: Rest Day again- saw a few potential homes (got out-bid on one that we put an offer on) & had lunch with Alex’s parents!

Sunday, 3/21: 4 mile walk outside & 1 hour of Pilates and yoga. Achilles felt a bit tight, decided to rest from a run and do extra stretching/ other stress-relieving activities

Total Mileage: 23.3 miles