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Training Recap

Boston Training Week #2 is complete! 39 miles


The week went like this:
Monday: SRD
Tuesday: Yoga class and Speedwork: 800m repeats. These were hard but tame compared to last week’s mile repeats.
Wednesday: 10 miles. This is the ‘extra endurance run’ I’ve added to my plan. It was great until about 8 miles, then became somewhat leaden.
Thursday: 8 mile tempo run. Surprised at how fresh I felt coming off the 10-miler the day before.
Friday: Muscle Conditioning Class
Saturday: Yoga and weights 
Sunday: 15 miles. Holy mother this was hard, only because the weather continues to be my ultimate challenge. It was 1 measley degree when I got up. I planned to start on the mill until it warmed a bit but changed my mind and got out when it was 3. Oh my THE WIND! I really should have gotten a WC number before deciding to head out. It turned out to be more of a winter multisport event as not only was I running and fixating on the image in my head of a frostbitten nose, I did:

  •  lots of ice dancing
  • more than my share of snowshoeing (sans snowshoes) SHOVEL YOUR SIDEWALK PLEASE!
  • even a few incidents of mountaineering on the monolithic snow banks.
To compound matters, Modern Caveman tampered surprised me with some new tripe stuff on my Shuffle:
A few Boston songs (great)
Some song from a beer commercial (his idea of motivation not mine)
The theme from Monday Night Football (see above)
The theme from either Ponderosa or Gunsmoke, not sure which (men. I swear)
Hello and welcome to the new A-Listers!
 I am so happy to have you here! 
Have a Super Week!

Comments

  2. what a strong training week. and you are wicked strong for getting out there and doing those 15 with that temp! i think i'd have wimped out 🙂

  4. Spectacular training week! You are going to be so so so ready for Boston! I hate wind, last week it forced me to be a total wimp and cut my long run short.

  6. 3 degrees! I thought anything under 35 was bad. Way to go! Great job on the 15 miles. Thats more than half. Keep it up and best of success on your training.

  7. Brr! Now I feel like a real wimp. I ran on the treadmill today because the "feels like" temperature was 9 degrees.

    Way to go!

    MCM Mama

  9. Wow! Good for you. That's pretty inspiring. Having to deal with Québec winters…now I know it's doable. When I'm ready… 🙂

  11. That is just amazing that you can get out there and do 15 miles in your weather!! Keep up with the great training plans, you're tough!

  12. Boston week 2 completed for me too and I also did a challening, snowy 15er. But things are finally melting…slowly! Good job on your mileage and week, you're looking strong!!

  13. The wind was BRUTAL yesterday! Great job getting the 15-miler in, and really, the whole week 🙂

    I am so frustrated when people don't shovel! I am lucky that the townhome area I live in is shoveled by the association, so I can at least run there.

  14. Great job! We only had a few patches where people had not shovelled…but we cursed them anyway and sent good karma to those who had shovelled and salted.

  16. Way to go, getting 15 miles in those conditions. I love your schedule; you have all the bases covered.

  17. Awesome running week! I am afraid of the cold – I think I might die in Boston. I hope the East Coast gets an earlier spring thaw – I am crying when it's 40 out on my long runs!

  18. my jaw=onthefloor
    You just earned like 12 shiny badass medals for doing that 15 miler in 3 degree weather (I don't even want to know the WC factor) and I can just picture you toppling around in the snowbanks and sheets of ice … good Lord woman! You have a nice set of balls there if you don't mind me saying so …

    Also, LOL at Caveman adding all those random songs to your iPod, I woulda died laughing when the Monday night Football song came on!

  19. OK those are some SERIOUS miles baby!! Wowzers..

    I feel like a totaly pansy complaining about getting my new shoes wet when my bloggy pals are FREEZING.. LOL!

  20. Great week!

    The wind is TOUGH. I don't mind the cold as much as the WIND. Good for you for getting that 15 done!

  21. My hubby tried to very sweetly update my playlist (after hearing me complain) as well. Lets just say that his idea of motivating and mine are…..VERY different. 🙂

  23. Wow! You've had an active week! Seriously makes me tired to read it all. (Well, it is late!)

    Keep it up! You never know who you are inspiring. You can count me among them. 🙂

  24. Kudos to you! It is tough running with this kind of weather. But I have a feeling that it'll be worth it..

Training Recap

Boston Training Week #2 is complete! 39 miles


The week went like this:
Monday: SRD
Tuesday: Yoga class and Speedwork: 800m repeats. These were hard but tame compared to last week’s mile repeats.
Wednesday: 10 miles. This is the ‘extra endurance run’ I’ve added to my plan. It was great until about 8 miles, then became somewhat leaden.
Thursday: 8 mile tempo run. Surprised at how fresh I felt coming off the 10-miler the day before.
Friday: Muscle Conditioning Class
Saturday: Yoga and weights 
Sunday: 15 miles. Holy mother this was hard, only because the weather continues to be my ultimate challenge. It was 1 measley degree when I got up. I planned to start on the mill until it warmed a bit but changed my mind and got out when it was 3. Oh my THE WIND! I really should have gotten a WC number before deciding to head out. It turned out to be more of a winter multisport event as not only was I running and fixating on the image in my head of a frostbitten nose, I did:

  •  lots of ice dancing
  • more than my share of snowshoeing (sans snowshoes) SHOVEL YOUR SIDEWALK PLEASE!
  • even a few incidents of mountaineering on the monolithic snow banks.
To compound matters, Modern Caveman tampered surprised me with some new tripe stuff on my Shuffle:
A few Boston songs (great)
Some song from a beer commercial (his idea of motivation not mine)
The theme from Monday Night Football (see above)
The theme from either Ponderosa or Gunsmoke, not sure which (men. I swear)
Hello and welcome to the new A-Listers!
 I am so happy to have you here! 
Have a Super Week!

Comments

  4. Spectacular training week! You are going to be so so so ready for Boston! I hate wind, last week it forced me to be a total wimp and cut my long run short.

  6. 3 degrees! I thought anything under 35 was bad. Way to go! Great job on the 15 miles. Thats more than half. Keep it up and best of success on your training.

  7. Brr! Now I feel like a real wimp. I ran on the treadmill today because the "feels like" temperature was 9 degrees.

    Way to go!

    MCM Mama

  9. Wow! Good for you. That's pretty inspiring. Having to deal with Québec winters…now I know it's doable. When I'm ready… 🙂

  11. That is just amazing that you can get out there and do 15 miles in your weather!! Keep up with the great training plans, you're tough!

  12. Boston week 2 completed for me too and I also did a challening, snowy 15er. But things are finally melting…slowly! Good job on your mileage and week, you're looking strong!!

  13. The wind was BRUTAL yesterday! Great job getting the 15-miler in, and really, the whole week 🙂

    I am so frustrated when people don't shovel! I am lucky that the townhome area I live in is shoveled by the association, so I can at least run there.

  14. Great job! We only had a few patches where people had not shovelled…but we cursed them anyway and sent good karma to those who had shovelled and salted.

  17. Awesome running week! I am afraid of the cold – I think I might die in Boston. I hope the East Coast gets an earlier spring thaw – I am crying when it's 40 out on my long runs!

  18. my jaw=onthefloor
    You just earned like 12 shiny badass medals for doing that 15 miler in 3 degree weather (I don't even want to know the WC factor) and I can just picture you toppling around in the snowbanks and sheets of ice … good Lord woman! You have a nice set of balls there if you don't mind me saying so …

    Also, LOL at Caveman adding all those random songs to your iPod, I woulda died laughing when the Monday night Football song came on!

  21. My hubby tried to very sweetly update my playlist (after hearing me complain) as well. Lets just say that his idea of motivating and mine are…..VERY different. 🙂

  23. Wow! You've had an active week! Seriously makes me tired to read it all. (Well, it is late!)

    Keep it up! You never know who you are inspiring. You can count me among them. 🙂

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