Two weeks have gone by since my last post. I’ve been enjoying some down time before my next cycle of marathon training starts, which is this week. I’m excited to … Continue reading Last 2 Weeks of Workouts and Weekly Wrap (5/21-6/3)
Category: Weekend Update
Last 2 Weeks of Workouts and Weekly Wrap (5/7 -5/20)
I’ve been feeling lazy and haven’t been getting things done, like my blog. I didn’t post last week’s workouts so here’s my post for the last two weeks. I’m not … Continue reading Last 2 Weeks of Workouts and Weekly Wrap (5/7 -5/20)
Last Week’s Workouts and Weekly Wrap (4/29-5/6)
April ended with 94 miles. It was an awesome month for me since I got my marathon PR/BQ. I’m not training for anything at the moment so I’m just trying to … Continue reading Last Week’s Workouts and Weekly Wrap (4/29-5/6)
Recovery Week 2 after the Vernonia Marathon and Weekly Wrap (4/23-4/29)
Last week was the second week after the Vernonia Marathon. I took it easy and got in a few runs. Here’s what last week looked like:Monday – First run post marathon, … Continue reading Recovery Week 2 after the Vernonia Marathon and Weekly Wrap (4/23-4/29)
Recovery Week after the Vernonia Marathon and Weekly Wrap (4/16-4/22)
I took all of last week off from running after the Vernonia Marathon. After every marathon I’ve ran so far, I’ve taken the week off. I think it’s good to … Continue reading Recovery Week after the Vernonia Marathon and Weekly Wrap (4/16-4/22)
Portland Marathon Training Week 5 – Workouts Recap (7/13-7/19) and Weekend Update
Week 5 of marathon training is in the books. I was a mile short on my long run this week since I was pacing a half marathon and it was … Continue reading Portland Marathon Training Week 5 – Workouts Recap (7/13-7/19) and Weekend Update
Portland Marathon Training Week 3 – Workouts Recap and Weekend Update
I’d say week 3 of Portland Marathon Training went well. I got my scheduled runs in and on July 4th, I completed the Runner’s World Summer Run Streak. Woohoo! 41 days of running at least a mile of day completed! That is my longest run streak ever! The last one I did ended at 37 days. 
Here’s what I did last week:
Monday – Ran a mile and then did Insanity Max:30 Cardio Challenge. Had a great sweat session and maxed out at 17:32.
Tuesday – Ran 3 miles.
Wednesday – Ran 6 miles. 
Thursday – Ran a mile to continue the run streak and then did P90X3 Dynamix. This is a great recovery workout with dynamic exercises/stretches.
Friday – Ran 6 or so miles. My GPS was wacky that day on my Garmin. Not sure what happened there, but it was a first and of course it happens when I go a different route. Strava had me at 6.8 miles. 
Saturday – Ran 9 early morning miles outside before hubby went to work and then finished with 3 miles on the treadmill for 12 miles total. Saturday marked the end of the Runner’s World Run Streak and I feel somewhat relieved that it’s over lol. I like rest days.
Sunday – Rest day
Now onto the weekend update, here are the highlights.
On Friday, I took the kiddos to the movies and we watched Inside Out. I thought it was a cute one. It had me laughing at parts and the kiddos enjoyed it.
Saturday was July 4th so the kiddos had fun with some fireworks. It would have been fun to go watch a big show, but I had to work on Sunday. My kiddos enjoyed the smoke bombs and sparklers we got them. 
How’d your weekend go? See any good movies lately?
I’m linking up with Tara from Running ‘n’ Reading for the Weekend Update.
Portland Marathon Training Week 2 – Last Week’s Workouts (6/22-6/28) and Weekend Update
It was a good week of workouts. I’m still mostly following Hal Higdon’s intermediate 1 marathon training plan with DVD workouts on some days. It was week 4 on that plan. I’m also continuing the Runner’s World Run Streak. There’s one more week left since it ends on July 4th. Woohoo!
Here’s what last week’s of workouts looked like:
Monday – Ran a mile to continue the streak and then did Focus T25 Total Body Circuit.
Tuesday – Ran three miles.
Wednesday – Had a nice early morning 6 miler. 
Thursday – Ran a mile and then did Insanity Max: 30 Pulse and Ab Attack. It was my first time doing both. Pulse is a great recovery day workout and Ab Attack was good too except there was some of the same moves from Pulse.
Friday – Ran a nice 6 miles.
Saturday – Ran 7 miles before hubby went to work and then ran 4 miles on the treadmill to get my 11 mile total.
Sunday – Ran a mile to continue the streak for day 35 of the #RWRunStreak.
Now on to the weekend update. On Friday, my hubby and I celebrated 11 years together. Wow, I can’t believe it’s been that long already. This is not a recent pic but I like it. 🙂
On Saturday, the highlight of the day was my seven year old getting his Warrior Junior’s brown belt. He did a great job!
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Sunday is a work day for me, so nothing exciting on that day. I did get some episodes in this weekend of Orange Is the New Black.
How’d your weekend go? Did you race?
I’m linking up with Tara from Running ‘n’ Reading for the Weekend Update.
Last Week’s Seattle Rock’n’Roll Half Marathon Training Workouts Recap and Weekend Update (6/8-6/14)
It was the final training week leading up to the Seattle Rock’n’Roll Half Marathon on Saturday. I continued with the Runner’s World Run Streak and it’s been 21 days now! … Continue reading Last Week’s Seattle Rock’n’Roll Half Marathon Training Workouts Recap and Weekend Update (6/8-6/14)
Last Week’s Portland Rock’n’Roll Half Marathon Training Workouts Recap and Weekend Update (5/11-5/17)
It was race week and I still somewhat followed the Nike Coach from the Nike Running App. The pic below shows what was scheduled.
Here’s what I did:
Monday – Got an early morning 4 miles in.
Tuesday – Just got my #plankaday in, which I’ve been mostly posting on Twitter.
Wednesday – Another early morning run, 5 miles. 
Thursday – Got 4 miles done while the kiddo was in Preschool. 
Friday – Running rest day. #Plankaday done.
Saturday – 2 miles on the treadmill.Now for the weekend update. Nothing too exciting except for going to the Portland Rock’n’Roll Expo on Saturday and then the race on Sunday.
On Saturday, the kiddos and I took the Max train to the Oregon Convention Center, where the Portland Rock’n’Roll Expo was held. It’s nice to take the Max train since the Convention Center is right on the Max train line. It’s nice and easy for me since we live close to the Max and I don’t have to worry about finding parking and whatnot. The kiddos enjoy taking the train too.
The Portland Rock’n’Roll Expo was decent sized, not huge but still had many big vendors. Packet/Bib pickup was easy. Here’s a pic of the shirt and my bib:
Here I am by the countdown sign. 
My 7 year old posing with the runners. 
I thought the mirrors in the Brooks Merchandise area were amusing. They had sayings on them like the one below.
There also was a Brooks photo booth that was fun. You could pick out the signs to hold. 
After the Brooks Merchandise area was the rest of the vendors. Here was the entrance to them.
Here’s a fun pic we did at the Toyota booth.
The only thing I bought was nuun. I love the fruit punch and watermelon flavors. 
On Sunday was the race. Here’s my finisher’s medal. Race recap coming soon. 
How did your weekend go? Hope you have a great week ahead!
I’m linking up with Tara from Running ‘n’ Reading for the Weekend Update.
Happy Running Mom 