Happy Monday!
Last week was just crazy – I was prepping for a major event at work which went off on Saturday. The days were long, but I’m happy to say that somehow I managed to get my runs done and the first week of marathon training is in the books!
Chicago Marathon Training Week 1
Monday – After running both Saturday and Sunday, I woke up Monday feeling very sluggish. I knew I had quite a full workday ahead so I made this a rest day.
Tuesday – Strength training (upper body)
Wednesday – 9-mile run. Given the work event I had coming up on the weekend, I decided to get my long run for the week done.
Thursday – Brief yoga session.
Friday – Spent most of the day at event set-up, but still managed to get a 6-mile run in. My legs were fried!
Saturday – Work event! I was on my feet all day playing race director. The event went really well!
Sunday – 5-mile run.
It was just me and a little wildlife on this run!
All-in-all a pretty good week! I was especially happy with the way Wednesday’s run went – while I won’t make a habit of it, I must admit it did feel nice to have the week’s long run done before the weekend.
For this coming week, I’ll be moving to up to 4 runs per week – this schedule should still give me enough time for at least one strength training day and hopefully, some time on my yoga mat.
I’m linking up with Deborah and Kim for the Weekly Run Down link-up – this is a great link-up for accountability and motivation so if you write a weekly training recap, be sure to join the fun!
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It is nice to get your long run done mid week isn’t it!? Nice job with your first week of training. Looks like running is going really well for you right now
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Knock on wood – so far so good 🙂
Nice job getting all your runs in, especially that mid week long run.
For training I plan on having 3 run days, but since I also run in OTF classes I’ll count the mileage in those classes as well – every mile counts! LOL
Kim G recently posted…Weekly Run Down: A Week of Firsts
Every mile definitely counts and it sounds like those OTF classes will be challenging!
Nice week to kick off your marathon training! I always ran 4 days per week and part of me wants to get back to that. It’s always felt right!
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I used to run 4 days before I started dealing with injuries – it will be nice to get back to that schedule.
Well done, Michelle! Getting that long run done was a great confidence boost, I bet. I’ve been doing 4-5 running days lately, but the mileage has been low since I’m just maintaining my base… but that will soon be changing. Great job!!!
Thanks Kim!
Ooh, well done on promoting your long run to mid-week, I did some of mine on Fridays and that feels like an achievement. Go go go!
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It really does feel like an achievement! Thanks Liz 😉
Great week and a strong kickoff to marathon training. I did the same thing last week: Long run on Friday, although these days long for me is 6 miles. Haha!
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I’m thinking you’ve done enough long runs over the past couple of months to last you a while! LOL!
I’m sure you loved having that long run done! So glad to hear your event went well. It’s always nice to know you excelled at something you worked so hard on. I love your Chicago photos – I need to pay another visit sometime in the near future!
It was so satisfying to see the event come together the way it did!