Weekly Recap #3

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*January 19-25, 2015

Monday:

• PLAN- Cross-train
• ACTUAL- Nada.

It was my day off from school but I met my friend, Lidia, at Corner Bakery to grade some papers.  It felt good to finally grade some writing papers that I’ve had since November.  I also had the most delicious Avocado and Spinach Panini.

Tuesday:

• PLAN-1200 in 7:01 (200 RI), 1000 in 5:48(200 RI), 800 in 4:37 (200 RI), 600 in 3:27 (200 RI), 400 in 2:16 (200 RI)
• ACTUAL- 1.39 miles

Those numbers hurt my head.  Well, to make a long story short, I did not complete all of them.  Well, I only did 1.39 miles.  I have a whole bunch of excuses but I won’t even write them all here.  I will only say that it clearly wasn’t my day.

Wednesday:

• PLAN- Rest day
• ACTUAL- Rest day

Thursday:

• PLAN- 1 mile easy, 5 miles at 10:33, 1 mile easy
• ACTUAL- 2.50 miles

I got a late start to my workout that by the time I finished my easy 1 mile, I was already tired.  I walked and ran and finally went home after 2.5 miles.

Friday:

• PLAN- Cross training
• ACTUAL- Nothing.

I went home because I had a cold.  As soon as I got home, I took some Theraflu and went to bed.

Saturday:

• PLAN- 12 miles @12:00
• ACTUAL- None.

I switched my long run to Sunday to take a class at The Dailey Method Orland Park with Meghan.  Well, that didn’t happen.  I stayed home and watched a few episodes of “Hot in Cleveland”.  It is a funny show.  Sometimes the characters annoy me but they still make me laugh.

I also made some Bob’s Red Mill Soup Mix, 13 Bean Soup on the crockpot.  It is so easy to make and tastes delicious!  Then that night before I went to bed I put again the ingredients in the crockpot for another batch.  I have a small one (4-6 cups) but have a bigger one in the attic.

Sunday:

• PLAN- Rest day
• ACTUAL- Rest day

*Runs on treadmill are done on 1% incline.

Thoughts:

• I got my first jar of Nuttzo Seven Nut & Seed Butter Crunchy.  At first I thought the taste was bland but now I like it.  I just placed an order on Amazon for the NuttZo Seven Nut & Butter Creamy Chocolate and NuttZo Seven Nut & Seed Butter Crunchy Chocolate.

• I also got my copy of “No Meat Athlete: Run on Plants and Discover Your Fittest, Fastest, Happiest Self“.  I’ve already checked out the recipes and found some really good ones.  I don’t eat too much meat anyway but can go crazy on chicken breasts/tenders and my occasional hamburger.  So far it’s been one week without meat and it hasn’t been too bad at all.

• I am excited to be working with my friend, Melanie, to coach me this year.  I know, I know, I said at the beginning of the year that I had a running plan using the “Runner’s World Run Less, Run Faster” book.  Well, that wasn’t really working out for me so I reached out to her and she has agreed to work with me.

I can’t believe this is the last week of January.  I am looking forward to the remaining 11 months.  What are you excited about this year?