Running For Trevor

4.5 miles from my parents house to Westlake High School.  I was so exhausted from helping my Mom with nursery I was barely moving.

Met my parents & the pups at the school and walked for a little over an hour on the indoor track.

30 min weights - planks, pushups, core & shoulders, ITBS rehab

8 treadmill miles, 7:30 pace.  It's been a while since I've ran on the treadmill and this was really boring.

I wanted to mention that the highlight of the race Saturday for me was that my ITband and feet did not bother me or hold me back at all.  I am so thankful to be feeling healthy and strong.  My It band is noticable at times after a long run but I know the foam rolling, rehab, ect is helping.  I've noticed with my feet that the zero mm Saucony Mirages seem to irritate it the most so I've quit wearing them for the time being.  It seems the more arch support I have the better.  The metetarsalgia is still a bit of a mystery but I'm happy that it's not holding me back at the moment.

PM:  2 miles slowly, the sunshine was just too tempting to turn up.

I was planning to meet Jen at the track this morning but decided to bail. Mainly because I wanted more sleep but also because I realized that short intervals probably wouldn't be the smartest workout for me today. Instead I did a 5k tempo on the treadmill. I had no real plan of what I was going to do when I started the workout but as I got going this seemed to fit the bill. 2 miles wu and then 5k (hm-10k pace effort) with splits of 6:22, 6:18, 6:15, 5:52 for the final .1. 3.4 cool down at a 7:45ish pace. .5 incline for the 5k portion so I guess you could call it aided. The main purpose of this workout was a last chance confidence booster for me and despite it being 5,000 degrees in the gym I felt really good.

20 min strength training.

6.6 mi easy with Jen, shortened orchard loop. Slept in my running clothes so that I could sleep right until 6am and I'm pretty sure I was still asleep the first few miles. 7 hours of sleep was lovely! :)

Pm: 2.4 easy 8:00 pace. Totally random comment but I've noticed that the faster I've gotten the slower my recovery runs have become. I used to have a hard time running easy and now I look forward to it. Not sure this is significant at all but I was just thinking about it this afternoon and thought it was worth noting.

Planks & pushups

7 miles with 2 x 800, 3 x 400, 1 x 800 all equal recovery. 3:09, 3:08, 1:30, 1:30, 1:30, 3:10.  I was just planning on 2 x 800 & 4 x 400 but slowed the last half of the last 800 down to HMP (6:27).  This workout felt harder than I would have liked but hopefully two light and easy days will have me feeling better by Sunday.

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20 min strength training

6 miles easy. I woke up with the beginning stages of a cold this morning. Terrible timing but I am not overly surprised as both my niece & nephew that I babysit every Tuesday have been really sick. It is so hard not to catch things with kids. I am trying to stay calm and focusing on staying hydrated and getting plenty of calories. I did feel better after the run and stopped and picked up some gatorade and cold-ease on my way into work. I've been sick a few times this winter and able to fight it pretty well so hopefully I can kick this quick!

Easy with a few strides at hmp. Weather said 9 degrees and it felt much warmer than that. Still have a sore throat & runny nose but feeling better and energy feels okay. Off to Phoenix!