Now, we all know I am not a high mileage runner! I am coming back from some time off due to being sick and frankly, have a hard time running in the summer (especially this summer! It's been 90 so many days and that usually doesn't happen here in Western PA. So with that being said, the past couple of weeks I've really been getting back into the swing of things with running and am hoping to be running 30 mpw consistently in the next few weeks!
Monday, Aug 22nd: Ran 2.5 miles after work in 19:54! Crushed the first two miles in 7:xx and then slowed it down for the .5. Felt awesome to be running in 70 degrees and I actually wore tights!
Tues, Aug 23rd: Ran 4 miles in the morning in 38:18. It feels awesome to be running 3-4 mornings per week and I cannot believe I didn't do it sooner!
Wed, Aug 24th: 4.15 miles in 39:37--ran this on a trail at our local Y--it's .4 around and I kind of appreciate that distance. It breaks up the training and I could see myself doing quarter mile repeats here for sure!
Thur, Aug 25th: 1 am mile in 9:07 to keep the streak going.
Fri, Aug 26th: 3 am miles in 28:29 followed by some yoga in the evening. Yes, just yes.
Sat, Aug 27th: 5 miles in 45:42--warm up and cool down around my 5k race.
Sun, Aug 28th: 3 very slow recovery miles in the afternoon heat!! #dumb
Mon, Aug 29th: 1 am mile in 8:22; pm 1.5 mi hike with Brad (the perfect temp out!! so nice), 30 min yoga and 30 min upper body--followed promptly by ice cream! :D
Tues, Aug 30th: 3 am miles in 27:10--this was the awesome speed workout I did and need to/will totally do again! I warmed up for .5 miles (I always have to consciously tell myself to slow down when I first begin a run because I want to GO! I'm not tired yet! haha) and then did 3 min fast, 3 min slow, 3 times. At the end I did 1x1 because I had some extra time :D
Wed, Aug 31st: 3 EZ miles in 30:05. Felt good to slow down! 1.5 mi hike in the evening with some friends.
Thurs, Sept 1: Ran the Scottdale 10k course as a time trial and finished in 58:31. This course is intense; 9 uphills and 8 downhills! My goal is to mentally prep myself (and physically, but more mentally) by running this 2-3 more times before the race on the 27th.
Fri, Sept 2: 1 am treadmill mile in 10:03.
Overall I've averaged 20 mpw the past two weeks and I'm steadily increasing! Happy running everyone!
