Running Recap 9.14-9.20

This is a little late, but I have just been working so much. Between mornings stocking at Target and then subbing in the schools, it is a 12 hour day! Add running and dinner and I have been busy from 3:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. But enough about my excuses, here is a little recap of what I ran last week:

Overall, this week was okay. On Thursday, I skipped my run because the outside part of my knee hurt too much. Right now, I am back to running but it is limited. However, my week was pretty good:

Saturday 9.14: 6.01 MILES in 1:03:02 (10:30 AVERAGE PACE)

Fantastic run! I felt great, it was overcast and only in the low sixties. Miles 4 and 5 were actually under a 10 minute mile! My average heart rate was also only 151 beats per minute!

Sunday 9.15: 8.03 MILES in 1:26:29 (10:46 AVERAGE PACE)

Another great run! Ran all the way down this particular road that I like to run on a lot, but I have never been to the end before.

Monday 9.16:  4 MILES in 44:26 (11:06 AVERAGE PACE)

For the day after my long run, I am always slower but I was not a ton slower.  My heart rate was slightly higher than where it should be, but overall a good run.

Tuesday 9.17: 3.10 MILES in 31:40 (10:14 AVERAGE PACE)

Felt amazing on this run! I was planning on running four, but there was a storm moving in. When I finished, I saw cloud to ground lightening and about fifteen minutes later it started raining. Needless to say, I made a good call to cut my run short!

Wednesday 9.18: 5.01 MILES in 52:32 (10:28 AVERAGE PACE)

               It was super windy and cold out! I just wanted to be done!

Thursday 9.19: UNSCHEDULED REST DAY

I ran about 0.3 miles and my left side of my left knee had a sharp pain, rather than risk injury I just decided to take the day off.

Friday 9.20: REST DAY

TOTAL MILES: 26.15

Running Recap 9.7-9.13

This week I ran a total of 6 times and for 29 miles, which is the most miles I have ever completed in one week! Some days were easy, some days were tough, but the important thing is that I got out there and did it.

So before I get into the run-by-run, let me just say that right now I am in the process of increasing my miles. That means, every week I add 2 miles— which is less than a ten percent increase— until I reach about 35 miles per week (which I plan on maintain throughout the winter months… yeah I said winter ewww….). Because I am increasing my mileage, I am only running easy miles. To aid in the process, I have adopted heart rate training. For every run I try and average a heart rate of 157 BPM for a 23 year old female this is perfectly easy and healthy.

I think heart rate training gives me an accurate view of how hard my body truly is working. Sometimes my pace is super slow or faster than average but my heart rate is about the same. I like this way of training and have been injury free so far which is always a huge bonus.

So let’s move on:

Saturday 9.7: 5 MILES in 56:12 (11:13 AVERAGE PACE)

Sunday 9.8: 8.04 MILES in 1:32.32 (11:31 AVERAGE PACE)

I had been feeling under the weather, so I ran this one pretty slow so that I could just complete the distance.

Monday 9.9: 4.07 MILES in 43:48 (10:46 AVERAGE PACE)

Felt much better on this run and it showed in my pace! This was a much needed run (why does life have to be stressful sometimes?).

Tuesday 9.10: 3.01 MILES in 34:05 (11:20 AVERAGE PACE)

               I never thought three miles could take so long and feel so bad, but it did!

Wednesday 9.11: 5.66 MILES in 59:41 (10:33 AVERAGE PACE)

               I wrote about this run for September 11, 2001.

Thursday 9.12: 3.35 MILES in 35:12 (10:31 AVERAGE PACE)

Friday 9.13: OFF

While I did not run on Friday, I did go and lift weights which I REALLY need to do more often so I can prevent injuries. Besides, if I ever can manage to lose weight, I would not want to be skinny but flappy.