Last week was the last week in my build phase for the Napa Marathon. Now it's time to taper...well kinda. I have a triathlon in 13 weeks which means I'll be cutting back my running and cutting back my workouts come race week, but I still need to get my cycle and swim workouts in. I had a few more nutrition problems this week, which means my focus for the next few weeks is trying to make my nutrition work for me so I don't have an awful episode come race day. This is how the week went.
Monday: Swim/arms/abs
In hopes of recovering from my trail run I hit the pool. I took today off to get in a few more hours with my mom so I was able to get in a pretty long set before meeting friends to do weights upstairs. I made it through 2550yards, surprisingly, and then headed to do arms and abs.
Tuesday: Tempo/Lulu
I had a long set so I planned on going to the gym in hopes of running 3x3@MP. I only made it through 2 sets before I had to head for work and then I finished off a tempo set later at lulu. I have been surprised at how we'll I've done at lulu in the evening when I push the pace. 8:09, 8:12, 8:13, 8:11, 8:05, 7:54, 7:37, 7:10, 7:05, 8:03
Wednesday: Rest
I had big plans for this day running through my head, but I got stuck at work longer than I'd hoped so I lost my motivation and was overwhelmed with exhaustion. The couch won this round.
Thursday: Track
I planned on getting my Yasso 800s in even though I planned a different workout for other track folk. I thought I'd get started early in hopes of doing 10, but when I stopped to do drills with Mercedes my stomach started getting ideas. I pushed myself through 8 and I think I bonked around there where I just didn't have anything left. I averaged 3:29 on my sets, even with taking less than recommended recovery and I was happy with that.
Friday: Spin
Usually i rest on fridays, but I decided to get at least 1 spin workout in. There are no spin classes on friday mornings so I brought my own workout and pushed myself through the interval and hill sets. After 46 minutes I was done and I felt pretty good.
Saturday: Long Run/ Spin for ALS
I woke up and got my act together for a 22 mile run. I decided I would run and meet Amy and Scott at the park and ride so we could be on our way. I felt great at first, even though we were climbing some long steady hills and then we got to some downhill and the tide turned. Usually, I can push my way through downhill, but something was not agreeing with me. I thought it might be lack of food so i took down a gel with caffeine, but I still was just feeling awful all over almost feverish, even my knees started to ache. I bid Scott and Amy farewell at mile 15 and headed back toward the house just in case. I stopped at the track thinking maybe I could finish a few miles at the track and then head home, because there is water and a bathroom, but no luck. After one lap I still was feeling awful. I made it to 17, stopped at Safeway for a Pedialyte, and walked back to the house. I was determined to get in 22. I thought I'd let my stomach settle and try again later. I didn't feel much better later, but I suited up and headed out pushing through 5.36 miles, pleased I had finished, saddened it wasn't consecutively.
If 22 miles wasn't enough, I had signed up to participate in the FRMC annual cycle for ALS spin-a-thon. I signed up for my friend Laney's class and figured I'd spin easy. I made it through the full hour and fifteen minutes feeling good, and I even pushed out a few big intervals. I was exhausted and starving by then so it was out to dinner and off to bed
Sunday: Rest
I wanted to get up and yoga or swim so I looked up all the times for yoga or pilates and I got my clothes together to get ready, but then I sat down and never really got the energy to get up again. I guess I'm ready to taper, I just hope I don't get too lazy and it doesn't get the best of me.
Monday: Swim/arms/abs
In hopes of recovering from my trail run I hit the pool. I took today off to get in a few more hours with my mom so I was able to get in a pretty long set before meeting friends to do weights upstairs. I made it through 2550yards, surprisingly, and then headed to do arms and abs.
Tuesday: Tempo/Lulu
I had a long set so I planned on going to the gym in hopes of running 3x3@MP. I only made it through 2 sets before I had to head for work and then I finished off a tempo set later at lulu. I have been surprised at how we'll I've done at lulu in the evening when I push the pace. 8:09, 8:12, 8:13, 8:11, 8:05, 7:54, 7:37, 7:10, 7:05, 8:03
Wednesday: Rest
I had big plans for this day running through my head, but I got stuck at work longer than I'd hoped so I lost my motivation and was overwhelmed with exhaustion. The couch won this round.
Thursday: Track
I planned on getting my Yasso 800s in even though I planned a different workout for other track folk. I thought I'd get started early in hopes of doing 10, but when I stopped to do drills with Mercedes my stomach started getting ideas. I pushed myself through 8 and I think I bonked around there where I just didn't have anything left. I averaged 3:29 on my sets, even with taking less than recommended recovery and I was happy with that.
Friday: Spin
Usually i rest on fridays, but I decided to get at least 1 spin workout in. There are no spin classes on friday mornings so I brought my own workout and pushed myself through the interval and hill sets. After 46 minutes I was done and I felt pretty good.
Saturday: Long Run/ Spin for ALS
I woke up and got my act together for a 22 mile run. I decided I would run and meet Amy and Scott at the park and ride so we could be on our way. I felt great at first, even though we were climbing some long steady hills and then we got to some downhill and the tide turned. Usually, I can push my way through downhill, but something was not agreeing with me. I thought it might be lack of food so i took down a gel with caffeine, but I still was just feeling awful all over almost feverish, even my knees started to ache. I bid Scott and Amy farewell at mile 15 and headed back toward the house just in case. I stopped at the track thinking maybe I could finish a few miles at the track and then head home, because there is water and a bathroom, but no luck. After one lap I still was feeling awful. I made it to 17, stopped at Safeway for a Pedialyte, and walked back to the house. I was determined to get in 22. I thought I'd let my stomach settle and try again later. I didn't feel much better later, but I suited up and headed out pushing through 5.36 miles, pleased I had finished, saddened it wasn't consecutively.
If 22 miles wasn't enough, I had signed up to participate in the FRMC annual cycle for ALS spin-a-thon. I signed up for my friend Laney's class and figured I'd spin easy. I made it through the full hour and fifteen minutes feeling good, and I even pushed out a few big intervals. I was exhausted and starving by then so it was out to dinner and off to bed
Sunday: Rest
I wanted to get up and yoga or swim so I looked up all the times for yoga or pilates and I got my clothes together to get ready, but then I sat down and never really got the energy to get up again. I guess I'm ready to taper, I just hope I don't get too lazy and it doesn't get the best of me.
