One week till race day! We are getting close enough now to start monitoring the weather forecast as we simultaneously pray for good conditions. The usual January cold weather I can handle, it’s the snowstorms or any form of frozen precipitation that are a whole other story.
This week was another great week of workouts. Aside from yesterday’s long run, all of my runs took place indoors on the treadmill and I am not even complaining. I am getting used to the indoor routine yet look forward to my outdoor runs with fresh appreciation since they are few and far between these days.
Do you know I have had the above lululemon Run Inspire Crop II pants for almost four years now and they are still my favorite pair?
While I know of a few of us running the Fred Lebow half marathon on Sunday, if you haven’t let Michele or me know yet that you will be there and you want to try to meet up with us before the race starts, please leave us a comment or send us an email! At some point this week we will attempt to finalize our race morning plans (like where we are parking in the city) and pick a time and a location to meet.
Monday – 6.62 Miles & Pure Barre Tone in 10
The plan was to run 6 miles on the treadmill but since I didn’t feel totally warmed up until mile 5, I didn’t want to stop at mile 6 so instead I kept going until the 60 minute mark which came out to be 6.62 miles.
Pure Barre Tone in 10: Full Body plus Yoga a few hours later
Tuesday – 8 Miles & Pure Barre Tone in 10
I took the first half of this run easy (as I usually do on the treadmill) and then picked up the pace, holding steady as often as I could at 7.5 (8:00 min/mile pace).
Miles 1 – 4: speed between 6.3 – 6.8
Miles 5 – 8: speed between 6.8 – 7.6
Pure Barre Tone in 10: Arms & Abs plus Yoga a few hours later
Wednesday – Cardio Fun in the Gym & Pure Barre Tone in 10
Easy miles or cross training was my plan for today. I combined the elliptical and treadmill which I haven’t done in a long time!
- 10 minutes elliptical
- 1 mile treadmill (6.3 – 6.6)
- 10 minutes elliptical
- 1 mile treadmill (6.8 – 7.6)
Pure Barre Tone in 10 Combo:
- Thighs & Abs
- Thighs & Seat
- Seat & Abs
Thursday – 8 Miles & Yoga
I played with the incline on the treadmill again! I always run at 0.5 incline but I am trying to incorporate more incline work when I run on the treadmill to help me remember how to run a hill.
Miles 1: warm up
Miles 2 – 4: Inclines between 1. 0 – 4.5 (higher inclines at easy pace and lower inclines at faster pace).
Miles 5 – 8: Inclines back down between 0.5 – 1.0, speed between 6.8 -7.5
Yoga For Runners: Post-Run later in the morning.
Friday – Pure Barre & 30 Minutes Easy Running
Pure Barre Tone in 10 Combo:
- Arms & Abs
- Thighs & Seat
- Seat & Abs
30 minutes on the treadmill at an easy pace (6.3 – 6.8) which came out to 3.25 miles even.
Yoga for Runners: Injury Prevention later in the day.
Saturday – 11 Miles
The plan: 2 mile warm up, 7 mile temp, 2 mile cool down (based on Laura’s Tempo workout)
Actual: 2 mile warm up much faster than planned, 8 miles temp, 1 mile cool down.
I nailed this long run once again! My average pace for the first 10 miles was 2 seconds faster than last week (7:57) and I definitely felt as though I could have kept it going for 13.1.
Yoga For Runners: Post Run later in the morning.
Sunday – No Running (maybe yoga)
Since this upcoming week is a taper week, I will be looking back at these previous posts:
Great South Bay Half Marathon recap < – last half marathon back in the fall
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When is your next race?
Which day do you normally do your long run – Saturday or Sunday or during the week?
Best thing you ate so far this weekend?
The Cookie ChRUNicles 