Hope everyone has had a great start to the new year! Mine, not so much. I ended up feeling sick on Tuesday and I thought I was better on Wednesday but it just got worse. So I ended up taking some much needed rest. Here’s what I did from Coach Dawn’s plan:
Monday – Plan: Easy 5 + 4 x strides after 2.5 miles
+ 4 x drills 2 sets each
Actual: Ran 5 miles with 4x strides after 2.5 miles on New Year’s day, avg. pace 9:02. Also, got the drills in.
Tuesday- Plan: 5 easy miles
Actual: Ran 5 early miles, avg. pace 9:08.
Wednesday – Plan: Easy 5-6
Actual: I wasn’t feeling well Tuesday afternoon. I had a headache and congestion. Slept in and didn’t get the 5-6 miles but felt better. Got in 3.02 miles before work, avg. pace 9:23.
Thursday – Plan: 15 minutes easy
8 x 45 seconds fast/2:15 easy
Then stop and do drills- 5 drills- with 2 lateral drills. 2 sets each.
15-20 minutes easy
After run-
Jay Johnson video 1.
Actual: Rest day. Felt horrible and sick. Seemed to be worse after work Wednesday.
Friday – Plan: Easy 5
Actual: Rest day. Still sick and coughing a lot.
Saturday – Plan: 2 miles easy + 4 x strides after 1.5 miles and going into the next set if needed
5 miles 8:55-9:10
5 miles 8:45-55
Actual: Ran easy for an hour and ended up with 6.45 miles, avg. pace 9:17. Felt a lot better.
Sunday – Plan: Rest day.
Actual: Rest day.
Total miles = 19.47 miles. Not the way I wanted to start the new year but oh wells. There’s not much I can do when sick. I am feeling better now so I hope tomorrow’s run goes well. Here’s to a better week ahead!
How’d your week go? Any races coming up?
I finally got to my 2017 Year In Review. Hope you check it out.
I’m linking up with HoHo Runs and Wendy of Taking the Long Way Home for the Weekly Wrap.
|
Happy Running Mom 
Glad you are feeling better! It is so frustrating when you get sick and are busy trying to train for a marathon! I was an Altra Ambassador last year too.. did you make the Red Team this year? I didn’t and have to admit I am a little sad about it.
LikeLike
Thanks Christy! Yes, so frustrating! I didn’t make the Red Team either and am bummed.
LikeLike
Feel better!
LikeLike
Thanks Lillian!
LikeLike
I’m glad you started to feel better as the week went on. It seems that everyone is sick right now. Ugh.
LikeLike
Yeah, something is definitely going around.
LikeLike
I’m glad that you are feeling better now. I know so many people that have been sick over the past two weeks – something is definitely going around!
LikeLike
Thanks Kim!
LikeLike
I’m glad you’re feeling better. Looks like it didn’t last too long. Whatever’s going around right now is pretty bad.
LikeLike
Thanks Catherine!
LikeLike
I’m sorry to hear you didn’t feel well last week. But, look at it this way. You got it out of the way super early in your marathon training cycle and can now get back to business! Hope you have a great week. Thanks for linking!
LikeLike
Thanks Holly! Yeah, at least it’s early in training. Thanks for having the link up!
LikeLike
Yeah so many people here are sick too. Glad you are feeling better! Almost 20 miles on a sick week is still good!
LikeLike
Thanks Sharon!
LikeLike
Being sick really sucks! I really hope you get better soon! I wish you a wonderful and prosperous year! 😉
LikeLike
Thanks Angness! Hope 2018 is going well so far!
LikeLike