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

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Happy Monday! It’s a short weekend Rec because I had a crazy busy last week! Between working over 50 hours, having a tight Achilles, and house shopping- there really wasn’t a lot of free time to take photos! It was also super warm out, so had to take advantage of the extra vitamin D as much as possible!

Finished another book this weekend! This was good and a quick, whimsical read.

Did some yoga & Pilates and took some extra rest days off of running.

Got to watch the Syracuse men’s basketball game while eating homemade nachos!!

And did lots of snuggling with these two cuties .

Feature Friday: Why Racing Mindset Is So Important

Happy Friday! I picked up an overtime shift this week, so I worked last night (gotta save up for that house we’re trying to buy!) and am very much looking forward to lots of SLEEP this weekend. I recently hit my 2 year anniversary from running my strongest half marathon (not my PR) and wanted to share some tips that I learned from racing it (since hopefully we’ll get to race again REAL SOON!).

Mindset is 90% of race day. You’ve done the training, put in those longer runs, pushed your limits, and it’s now all in your head & heart to perform to your potential. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve raced and gotten into really terrible mindsets/ talked myself out of performing to the best of my ability. It’s the races where I’ve remained super positive and stuck on my goals that I’ve raced really well (for me).

It’s also much more challenging to keep your mind positive in longer races because you have more time to think (obviously). I still need to work on my mind during marathons, but feel like I’ve gotten much better at remaining positive in half marathons. The best 26.2s that I’ve had all included me smiling and enjoying the race basically the entire time.

I’d love to know what your favorite races were and WHY. Did you smile the entire time and what was your race mentality (did you even have one?)

Training Rundown: 3/8-3/14

Humpday & St.Patty’s Day! I wish I had planned something festive for the day, but I haven’t. I guess there’s still time! What’s your favorite St.Patty’s Day food? Irish Stew, Corned Beef, or Soda Bread? I actually haven’t tried any of these. Maybe this year should be ‘the year’?!

Monday, 3/8: 10 minutes on the indoor trainer, 35 minutes of strength, & 9 x 800m

Tuesday, 3/9: 1 hour easy run between night shifts

Wednesday, 3/10: 20 minutes of strength & 45 minute easy run

Thursday, 3/11: 35 minutes of Pilates & PT exercises & 3:15 long run

Friday,3/12: 15 minutes on the indoor trainer, 25 minute tempo run, & 35 minutes of strength

Saturday, 3/13: Rest Day

Sunday, 3/14: Another rest day! Originally planned to do yoga after work, but the time change got the best of me and I fell asleep almost directly after work.

Total Mileage: 43.08 miles & ALL OUTDOOR RUNS!

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Happy Monday! Better late than never right?! I slept for 13 hours last night- I blame the time change. Anyone else have trouble adjusting when we lose an hour of sleep? I also always seem to work the day after we adjust our clocks. Maybe someday I’ll learn my lesson! At least it’s (mainly) starting to feel like Spring here.

Also had the windows open on our front porch last week and I wasn’t the only one excited about the warmer temperatures.

Also- finished this book last week. Super good book, but The Nightingale is still my favorite Kristin Hannah book.

I’ve also officially got my first running sock tan and am pretty excited about that.

Looking forward to a few more long runs hopefully on trails in the next couple of weeks.

VERY MUCH looking forward to the day where I don’t have to wear a mask for 12+ hours at work.

Laundry with a side of binging Schitts Creek completed my few days off of work. Also- Brady is obsessed with laundry baskets. Anyone else’s cat love baskets and boxes?