Well, after wondering aloud last week if it was time to build an ark, Mother Nature took pity on us and finally dragged the sun out of it’s hiding place! Not having to dodge raindrops did make running more enjoyable!
Run to Remember Training Week 7
Monday – Rest.
Tuesday – 4 miles and the first glimpse of the glowing orb!
Wednesday – Strength work focusing on PT exercises and core work.
Thursday – 5 miles, plus a massage!
Friday – A short yoga session.
Saturday – 9 miles.
The highlight of this week was definitely the running. I logged 18 miles and best of all, in the sunshine! This was also the first week in a long time with early morning runs – this is one of my May goals so it was nice to start to make the shift.
On the whole, the runs felt pretty good, though to be honest the last of 2 miles of Saturday’s run included more walk breaks then I would have liked. I am clearly out of practice with my fueling for both pre-run and during for a longer distance and it showed in those final miles. I’ve got a double-digit run next weekend which will give me a chance to practice before race day.
On another note, I cannot let today go by without wishing my wonderful mom and all of my fellow mother runners a very Happy Mother’s Day!
I’m linking up with Deborah and Kim for the Weekly Run Down link-up.
Looks like a great week for you and the weather seems like it’s improving! I hope that happens here too. Happy Mother’s Day!
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Thanks Wendy 🙂
Hooray for a great week, especially with your long run on Saturday! I’m also hoping to get in another long run next weekend – I also need to practice fueling.
Kim G recently posted…Weekly Run Down: Happy Mother’s Day!
It’s funny how easy it is to get out of sync on fueling if you haven’t run long in a while!
Yay for sunshine and running! It feels so good to be out in nice weather.
Happy Mother’s Day!
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I think all of Iowa’s sunshine hung out in Boston 😉 Great week of running,Michelle! Glad to see the early morning routine is working for you 😉 Thanks so much for linking with us!!
The fueling for longer runs does take some practice! Glad to see you finally got some sunshine. Happy mother’s day to you. Thanks for linking up today
Deborah Brooks recently posted…Weekly Run Down Mother’s Day Week
Love that you got a massage. I’ve had to cancel my last 3 appointment due to last minute things, but for sure need to get one.
Glad you finally had some sunshine! We had some rain this week but it is supposed to get up to the 70s now. We’ll see. 🙂
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Hooray for a great week of running and improving weather! I am beyond sick of this rainy, 40 degree stuff. Hopefully we can dry up and get some heat here too. Happy Mother’s Day!
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Congrats on a solid week of running! Sunshine DEFINITELY makes it more enjoyable.
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Sunshine??? Rain here Friday, Sunday and today.
Congrats on a great long run.
I have only run 3 miles the past two weekends and I have a half next weekend…a little worried!
I felt that same way on my Saturday run. I have some work to do! The good thing is that I have a little time to get there, even if it’s not a lot of time. (My race is June 22)
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Hope your mom had a wonderful Mother’s Day!
And yay for some sunshine! we had thunderstorms for a few hours today and it was so blah!
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Hooray for running in the sun and well done for a good solid week!
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