Happy Sunday everyone! I am on Team TCS Teachers and training to run the Chicago Marathon on October 13. This will be my 9th marathon and my 6th Chicago Marathon.
Here is how my week went:
Week #6, July 29-August 4
Monday: Walked 2.35 miles and 25 minutes on the Peloton.
Tuesday: Ran 3.52 and walked 1.53 miles. Today’s run was an easy run with some hill strides. This is one of my favorite workouts!
Wednesday: Walked 1.12 miles. I didn’t run in the morning because I took my mom the hospital for a carpal tunnel release surgery. We woke up at 4:30 am and were at the hospital by 5:30 am. The surgery went well and we left the hospital around 11:30 am. It was a busy morning. In keeping up with my run/walk daily activity, I went walking close to 8pm. It felt good to walk but it was very warm.
Thursday: Ran 6.35 and walked .78 miles. Today was a 1.50 mile warmup, 3 miles @12:03 pace with a 3 minute recovery after each mile, and then a 1.50 mile cool down. I almost skipped this workout because it was very humid. I didn’t hit the 12:03 pace but managed to get negative splits (12:35, 12:13, 12:09). I am pleased with how I did and am glad I didn’t skip this workout.
Friday: Walked 2.50 miles. This was the perfect way to recover from Thursday’s run.
Saturday: Ran 2.65 and walked 1.14 miles. It was an 35 minute easy run but there was nothing easy about it.
Sunday: Ran 3.30 and walked 3.18 miles. I really, really wanted to run 13 miles. I woke up early, ate some pop tarts with my coffee, and went to the lakefront. I was doing 15 minutes running and 1 minute walking. I did OK for 3 miles and then stopped. I was not having a good run. I was doubting myself and wondering how the heck I was going to run 26.2 miles. Thinking this way is dangerous. Soon you start to believe it. I gave in too soon. I stopped my watch, turned around, and walked back to my car.
Do I still want to continue training for the marathon? I am not sure.
TOTAL:
Running: 15.82
Walking: 12.61
Cycling: 5.43
Here’s how training has gone so far:
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