This is my week in running. I started the week with the cold that was going around KSU. It started out with just a sore throat and a raspy voice. I decided to keep running all week until it got the best of me on Saturday, the day of my long run. I spent most of the day in bed. I wasn't running a fever but I was coughing and congestion and just overall felt horrible. Here is how my week ended up even though I had this stupid cold.
Monday:Rest day-One of these days my schedule is going to allow me to get back to the pool
Tuesday-Tempo run on the dreadmill, 5 minute warm up, 10 minutes easy running (5.2, 2% incline), 15 minutes 9:10-9:20 (6.3, 2%), 5 minutes easy (5.2, 2%), and 10 minutes hard (6.3, 2%). I was really worried because I have honestly never done any speed work on the dreadmill (remember odd feeling of falling). I started out at 6.1 and worked my way up to 6.3-6.4 for my tempo portions, and I surprisingly felt great. This run gave me a TON of confidence about doing speed work on the treadmill. Sore in my ankle lower leg area, lots of icing. 5 miles total.
Wednesday-Recovery run back on the dreadmill, 5 minute warm up, 40 minutes of 9 minute run, 1 minute walk, and 5 minutes cool down (5.2, 2% incline). 3.72 miles total.
Thursday-Hill repeats. The roads weren't as cleared as i had hoped but the temp was bearable and my hill was clear. 8 repeats and walk down recovery. 4.85 miles total.
Friday-off
Saturday-Had planned a long run with my BRF. Ended up spending most of this day in bed. I am very glad I did this. I have run through illnesses before and made them way worse. I still won't forget the long run I had last year, coughing up a lung and eating I don't know how many cough drops. I am kind of stubborn when it comes to schedules and I learned my lesson the hard way by having to take a full week off. This time I decided history wouldn't repeat its self.
Sunday-After staying up late with andrew who decided that bedtimes were for the birds, I had already made up my mind to sleep in a little and go out a little later in the morning. I still was on the fence as to what run I would do, a long run or a recovery run. I got up and fueled and felt better but still not 100%. I had decided to do my recovery run and just miss a long run. It's not the end of the world and I was not to panicky about missing it. I set out to run my 5 minute warm up, 30 minute easy, 20 minutes of 4x1s and 5 minutes cool down. Despite the 15 MPH sustained north winds, I was dressed warmly and overall felt great. Well, that is until about mile 2, when my tummy started talking to me. It started saying things like, you'd better find a ditch and soon. Well, I did have any TP with me so tried to make it home and well, that just didn't work. I won't go into any details but I was unable to finish my run so had one more 4 x1 and the cool down left. I still got 4.5 miles in and I will take it. I am taking it easy the rest of the day and watching daytona and looking forward to a better week this week.
Note to self: Basically climbing hills for three workouts:one hill work out and two work outs on the treadmill at 2% incline is not a good idea. Now that I have some confidence with running faster on the treadmill and not crashing and burning, will work on making the incline a little less severe. My legs, specifically my old injury and my ankle are all not happy with me and i have been pretty much icing most of the week.
Total mileage for the week:
Monday=0
Tuesday=5 miles
Wednesday=3.72 miles
Thursday=4.85 miles
Friday=0
Saturday=0
Sunday=4.5
Total=18.07
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