On Sunday I came down with shin splints so I decided to do some cross training the next couple of days and see how the shins feel each day. I did a 30 mile bike ride Sunday afternoon and a 50 mile bike ride on Monday. Shins didn't hurt a bit Monday night but I figured I would take a couple more days off just to be safe. The weather was super nice, with lots of sun and in the 60s, so I biked to work and then added on after work and even bike with Kevin a good 20-25 miles one day after work. I love bike riding and I miss it sometimes. Just not as easy to do and I don't feel very safe biking in the winter up here.
Anyways, I biked Sunday through Thursday then took Friday completely off. First run on Saturday was a 22 miler with Kevin, Jaclyn, McNinch and Kayla. Kevin kept taking off on the down hills and then we hit the high side hard with a 6:52 and 6:37 mile in there. We did lots of hills, some extra which made the legs sore for a first run after 5 days off, but glad I did it. Last 2 miles were 6:48 and 6:27 going to ORE with Kevin then back to the parking lot alone. I only averaged a 7:27 pace, but with some faster miles and extra hills in there it seemed like a fast marathon. My legs were sore the rest of the day alone with Sunday, Monday and even Tuesday. I ran again on Sunday a total of 18 miles but much slower with mostly trails. Much easier than the day before but legs were sore the entire run.
Diet hasn't been extremely good this week :( Been craving sweet cereal and icecream. Bought less than I used to when I had cravings so at least I'm stepping in the right direction. :) Bananas have been high on the list and red grapes went on sale for 99cents/lb so I bought a few bags of them and also pineapples were 99 cents so I bought 5 of them too. Pineapples won't be ripe for a week or so, cats always love to play with the tops haahaha. I need to get an s/d card for my phone so I can take pics again. My kitchen counter is full of fruit :P
Boston Training week 5of 7:
M - bike - 30 miles
T - bike - 50 miles
W - bike - 30 miles
T - bike - 13 miles
F -OFF
S - 22 mi @ 7:27/mi
S - 11.1 mi @ 10:09/mi
- 7 mi @ 9:17/mi
Total = 40 mi @ 8:31/mi running, 123 miles biking
I see on your Google + page it says marathon pacing is your skill.....wanna pace me in Chicago? :P I have never ever had a group or someone to run with/pace me in a road race! Have always ended up on my own, and I hear about how great it is to run with people! Hope Boston went well for you :)
ReplyDeleteHello Tina, yes I've been pacing over 2 years now and have paced over 20 marathons from 3:00 - 3:50. Running with a pacer is so much fun and the miles pass buy quicker. As for Boston: I actually ended up pacing a girl from DC. How fast were you looking to run in Chicago?
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