Monday:
- PLAN- Cross-train
- ACTUAL- Nada, but does walking count?
Back to work and no motivation to get on the elliptical.
Tuesday:
- PLAN- 3×1600 @9:29 (400 RI)
- ACTUAL- I did run 3 miles but at 9:34 pace. However, I was not able to run them consistent and so I had to stop every quarter mile. Not my finest moment but still felt great after my run.
I was tired and it showed because I could not run one mile without stopping. Or perhaps the pace was too fast for me? I was happy that I was able to run 400s even if that wasn’t in the plan. Definitely counts as speedwork.
Wednesday:
- PLAN- Rest day
- ACTUAL- Rest day
No school due to weather. My evening class was not cancelled.
Thursday:
- PLAN- 2 miles easy, 2 miles @10:02, 2 miles easy
- ACTUAL- Did not run at all.
Still no school so I stayed home. I had planned to go to the gym after lunch but once I saw the snow, I decided to skip it and not worry about it. I finished watching the last season of “Veronica Mars”.
Friday:
- PLAN- Cross training
- ACTUAL- None
Met a friend for dinner. Had a great time and enjoyed my two apple martinis.
Saturday:
- PLAN- 8 miles @11:45
- ACTUAL- I did 6:54 miles alternating between 11:44 and 11:18 with a few walking breaks.
Oh boy, I guess the martinis on Friday night were a bad idea. I finally made it to the gym at 3pm and could not keep up with the pace. I usually enjoy running on the treadmill but for some reason I was not liking it on Saturday. I watched a few episodes of “Hot in Cleveland” and that did not help at all. I finally stopped with 6:54 miles.
Sunday:
- PLAN- Rest day
- ACTUAL- Rest day
*Runs on treadmill are done on 1% incline.
Thoughts:
- A rough first week into the new year. Definitely not my finest moment. I need to work on being consistent with my runs and cross training.
- Hydrations is key. Must remember that every single day. Even though I was home for two days, I did not drink water like I was supposed to.
It was a very tough week to get motivated, with all those sub-zero temps. It was challenging to function, let alone work out! Next week will be better.
Couldn’t agree with you more on hydration. I get so busy that I forget about staying hydrated. I actually have a tough time sometimes drinking a lot of plain water. I’ve had some success with adding a little bit of lemon juice – it makes the water go down more easily for me!
That makes sense about the water. I tend to drink more water when I am home from work. Having a bathroom close by definitely helps too. 🙂 It is just a habit/routine but when I don’t work then that confuses my body. So weird.