I had a great week of workouts.
- Monday: 45 minute tempo run. I did 4 miles in 38 minutes. The tempo run is the biggest struggle for me at this point.
- Tuesday: 20 minutes on the bike; Stage 1, Workout B of NROLW. Completed.
- Wednesday: 5-6 mile run. Completed a 5 mile a.m. run. Garmin acted up at the end so I’m no sure what my time was.
- Thursday: Elliptical or bike warm-up; Stage 1, Workout A of NROLW. Completed.
- Friday: 3 easy miles. Skipped.
- Saturday: rest.
- Sunday: 10-11 mile run. Did 9.4 miles on the dreadmill. My IT bands were really sore during the run. I ended up buying a foam roller this afternoon to try to take care of this problem.
So I’m now less than 2 weeks from the half marathon. Here’s the plan for the week:
- Monday: NROLW, Stage 1, Workout B
- Tuesday: 10 x 400 intervals.
- Wednesday: NROLW, Stage 1, Workout A
- Thursday: 5 miles
- Friday: Run with Nicole
- Saturday: Spotlight on Nursing 10k
- Sunday: Rest or a bike ride.
I thought I hit publish last night but apparently I didn’t — oops! In other planning news, I’m really starting to think about what I’m going to do in the “off-season”. I have the following goals for the off season: increase my running speed and focus on my freestyle stroke. I have two early season goals: (1) sub-2 hour Mini Marathon and (2) swim freestle the entire first triathlon (whenever that may be). With those goals in mind, any advice???