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The 11th week of training for the Energy City Half Marathon has come to an end. Check out the lessons learned and how I’m moving forward.
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My race training mileage peaked this past week at just over 20 miles. I completed my final long run before race day and I will spend the next few days tapering and pulling back on my strength work to get my legs ready for Saturday. I was also on Spring Break this week and it was gosh-darned glorious. I wish every week could be Spring Break. 😉
Sunday, 3/11/18:
Yoga for tight hips + a little bit of extra core work was the plan for the day. Thanks to our friend, the time change, I got moving a lot later than usual and it was almost noon by the time I hit the mat. I wasn’t too bugged since I had no plans for afternoon meal prep thanks to Spring Break.
Monday, 3/12/18:
Monday was my first official day of Spring Break. I slept in about an hour and then made breakfast for my husband and I, did my Bible study, and enjoyed my coffee. It was glorious not feeling like I was in a complete rush!
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Around 7:00, I got dressed for my workout and did some “easy” total body circuits on Studio Tone It Up. There were quite a few thrusters included and my quads were feeling it by the end. Afterwards, I headed out for 5 slow miles. I anticipated that I would be slow, so I didn’t beat myself up over my time. Not all progress is physical–those mental gains are equally as important!
Tuesday, 3/13/18:
Tuesday was a fantastic day for some yoga tone, so that’s exactly what I did! I’m always amazed at how much strength work I can get out of yoga. My shoulders were really feeling all the chatarungas by the end of the day.
Wednesday, 3/14/18:
After a quick core-centric workout, I headed out the door for 45 minutes of tempo time. Overall, it was probably my favorite workout of the week. I really enjoy tempo runs and the core workout I did was a favorite too, so I was in that total happy zone for the whole time I was working out.
When I got home, I got ready very quickly and made the 90-minute drive home to visit my family. I got to town early enough to spend a little time catching up with my grandparents before picking up my mom to have lunch with her and my brother. After lunch, I stopped by my dad’s house and spent some time with him. He’s doing so much better since his accident in January, and will (hopefully) be cleared to go back to work soon!
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Thursday, 3/15/18:
Rest day!
Friday, 3/16/18:
Since I had the day, I opted to do my long run Friday morning. My legs were tired this week and it took me a few miles to get into the groove. About 85 percent of the run felt hard, especially mile 7 and mile 12. I always feel the most fatigue right in the middle of my runs. I’m not sure why that is. But in any case, it’s done and I’m ready to tackle race day!
Saturday, 3/17/18:
Saturday morning found me sleeping in until almost 8:00, then relaxing on the couch with coffee. I opted for a quick standing abs and upper body workout around 10:00. I was quickly reminded of why I typically choose to do yoga the day after a long run. Even keeping my weights low, I could feel the fatigue all over my body!
Week 11 Miles: 21.35 Miles
Total Miles: 164.25 Miles
If you missed anything on the blog this week, you can get caught up now! Wednesday, in Habits of Longterm Health: Setting SMART Goals I filled you in on how SMART goals keep you accountable and push you to reaching your goals. I also put on my teacher hat Friday and explained the difference between plural and possessive nouns in Writing With Style: Plural vs. Possessive Nouns. Check it out!
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Great job!! You are so ready for this half marathon! I love a lazy weekend day. Good for you for sleeping in on Saturday! Even though I didn’t “sleep in” by most people’s standards, 6am is sleeping in for me and it was glorious this morning to do what I wanted to do.
This week on my blog it was all about focus and how that can help us reach our goals and avoid frustration!
You mentioned yoga…and that reminded me that I have really slacked off with quality time on my mat. UGH. I think I’m gonna stretch out on that while I watch more basketball later 😉
Great job on your workouts this week! Hoe exciting that your last long run is done and race day is almost here! I have really enjoyed following your training!
Yoga is something that I HAVE to do more. The way my legs are feeling now, they are screaming at me to do yoga at least twice a week!
Totally love when you can do a long run on a weekday to get more time to relax on the weekend 🙂
What great timing that your spring break is right after the daylight savings change. I struggled so much this week! Great job getting all that running and yoga in.
I always say I need to do more yoga, but then I never do. 🙁 I really need to work on that more! Great job on your workouts this week and good luck on your race!! P.s. Those are my favorite Brooks! I have 4 pairs of them! LOL
I hope you had a wonderful and relaxing Spring Break week! I don’t know why those last runs before a goal race always feel hard — but I think it means you are ready for race day! Yoga feels so good after a hard effort. In fact, it’s just what I need after my hiking and race. Thanks for linking!
I love the easy pace of vacation – even if I stay at home — or especially if I stay at home. You are so ready for this half! You’ve done great with your training plan.
You had spring break the week after the time change? Lucky! It took me until this weekend to feel back to normal.
Looks like a great week of workouts! I hope you enjoyed your spring break. Its so much easier to get in workouts without having to rush out the door! Also, I love those random weeks when I can get in a long run on a Friday.
I feel you on wanting every week to be spring break, especially since I just got back from Florida! sigh….
Sounds like you had a great last week of training before your big race! I need to start doing yoga after my long runs too!