*February 2-8, 2015

Monday:

• PLAN- 3 miles @easy, conversational pace plus 30 minutes of cross training
• ACTUAL- Did not run.

Another snow day for us.  No way could I leave my house.

My view on Sunday night.

Monday morning.

Perfect day to build a snowman.

Tuesday:

• PLAN-5 miles @easy, conversational pace with 6 X 1 minute fartlek with 2 minutes recovery
• ACTUAL- Did not run.

I was all set and ready to run at the gym.  However, throughout the day I was not feeling good. I was really tired and had a headache that just would not go away.

Wednesday:

• PLAN- Rest day
• ACTUAL- Rest day

Thursday:

• PLAN- 5 miles at easy, conversational pace with 5 X 1 minute fartlek with 1 minute recovery, 10 minutes of core work
• ACTUAL- 2.5 miles @10:55 pace and 2.5 miles with various pace of 10:55, 11:18, and 11:44

Felt tired the last 2.5 miles so I took a few breaks.  Fartleks @7:59 felt hard but yet manageable. It made a big difference between 2 minutes and 1 minute recovery.  I think I could have handled doing one more.

Yeah, gotta work on core work.  One minute planks are hard for me.  Baby steps for me.

Friday:

• PLAN- Swim class
• ACTUAL- Did not swim.

There was a confusion at the gym so I was not able to take my swimming class.

Saturday:

• PLAN- 7 miles @11:30  +/- 10-15 seconds with 8 strides at the end of the run
• ACTUAL- 7.56 @11:50 average pace

A beautiful day for a run.  Ran nice and slow along the lakefront.  Walked a lot since the weather was really nice and I was thinking about my week in school.

Splits are:
1-11:02
2-11:56
3-11:54
4-11:52
5-13:04
6-13:15
7-12:13

Sunday:

• PLAN- Rest day
• ACTUAL- Rest day

It is a rest day for me but I also go to a local restaurant where I eat breakfast and grade papers.  Last week I was there for breakfast and lunch.

*Runs on treadmill are done on 1% incline.

Thoughts:

• I am loving fartleks and strides.  And I love even more that they will help me get faster.
• It is almost that time to look into new running shoes.  Currently I run in the Saucony Ride 7 but am looking at the Brooks Ghost 7 and Brooks Launch 2.  I’ve always been a fan of Brooks shoes but had to switch to other brands because I wanted to run in something new and different.  Well, back to Brooks it is and I cannot decide between the two.

• I am going through race withdrawal.  My next one isn’t till March but I want to run one this month.
• I know many people don’t normally drink water when running anything less than 5 or 6 miles. I do.  I cannot drink too much water throughout the day at school so I find myself drinking in the evening.  Yes, even for that 3 mile run.  🙂
• Not running related but I see so many selfies of people sticking out their tongue.  My question is “Why?”  I just don’t understand it.  I know what a tongue looks like and I really do not want to see yours.

Which shoes do you currently run in now?  Help me decide, Ghost 7 or Launch 2?