Fourth of July, a bang, get it? Ha...Okay so I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. Maybe you traveled somewhere cool, spent it on a lake, went "up north" as us Michiganders used to do. I actually never did that but everyone else did. Here in Arizona, we traveled to Pine to get some mild relief from the 100 degree weather. It looks like the Upper Peninsula there, trust me. Tall evergreen trees line the roads and they even get plenty of snow in the winter. Anywho, let's do a training recap. Here is last week's line up:
So this is technically week 2. I didn't recap week 1 because I was still testing this plan out to see how it worked and if I'd like it. We're going to start here. If you really want to know how Week 1 went, you can just ask me! Now, if you read the previous entry, you know I told Garmin I wanted my long run to be on Saturdays so to have to wake up on Monday morning and complete a 90 minute run was not something to be jumping for joy over. Maybe it'll change, maybe it won't. I'm not opposed to getting it over with early in the week. We had gone to a concert the previous night (Every Time I Die, Mastodon), and didn't get home until about 10:30 PM. If you know me, that's well past my bed time. I opted for extra sleep and hit the Woodway.
These treadmills are godsend. We didn't have these at Lifetime back in Michigan. They had those dumb curved ones. Running on a Woodway almost makes treadmill running enjoyable. Almost. Lucky for me, no one else at the gym touches it because I think they are either afraid of it or don't know how to use it. I completed my run drenched in sweat but was happy to stick through the mental game that it is.
Tuesday was a simple 45 minute easy pace run. Thursday was a doozy. I haven't done any speed workouts since February. I was excited for this workout but also nervous. It was two blocks, 6x1 and 6x45 seconds with rests. I decided to not be a hero and walk all of my breaks. This helped me control my heart rate and simply not want to jump in the lake after the first set.
It's hard to fit all of the intervals in one screenshot but I'm happy with my paces I hit. I knew they wouldn't be consistent because it's been forever but I was cruising. Pat on a friggin' back for me. We finished the week off with a progression run on Saturday which I did on the treadmill. I will more than likely do most of my progressions on the treadmill because it's easier to push myself at a consistent pace. If your curious mind wants to know what I do on my days off of running, I do strength training and accessory work on Wednesdays and Fridays. On Sundays, I do yoga and core work. I also throw in core after my easy run on Tuesdays. Huzzah!
So far, things are going well. I like the feedback the plan is giving me and I'm still with in the 'confident' zone of finishing on my time goal. Obviously, it's early in the game but have to keep things positive! Shout out to Larabars for keeping me fueled. I haven't used gels in quite some time and I'm trying to focus more on fueling with real food. Larabars are also vegan and aren't full of BS ingredients! I also love eating pitted dates too. Easy to eat while on the run and doesn't make my stomach feel like a bag of crap.
A new, exciting announcement to make! I've been selected as one of the ambassadors for the 2020 Mesa-Phx Marathon! I'm very excited to be a part of this opportunity! I can't wait to run the course in February and have a blast. I remember seeing all of the hype about it and had major FOMO. I wasn't quite ready for any of the distances offered due to coming back from injury but I will definitely be toeing the start line determined to cross the finish! I'll be sharing a promo code soon that can get you $10 off race registration!
Okay, I saved the best for last, as always. Another new recipe! My husband gets credit for this one since he found it and cooked them. You guys, they are delicious! They were fairly easy to make and cook fast! We added in green chilies to spice them up a bit. Your sides are optional. I went with a Mexican corn salad. I think we determined that they'd be a little bit better if baked instead of grilled so opt for that option! You can find the recipe here.
We'll catch you back here next week when we recap week 3 of training!
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