Zenaida Arroyo

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 #5, July 22-28

Monday: Walked 1.17 miles.It was a “quick” walk before finishing packing up and leaving Minnesota.  We were out the door by 8:30am.   

Tuesday: Walked 1.72 miles.  Today’s run was an easy run with some hill strides.  However, I didn’t run because I was tired from the day before (I drove the whole way from Minnesota)

Wednesday: Ran 4.69 and walked 1 miles.  Today was a 20 minute warmup, 3 sets of 1 x 1km, 2 minutes rest, 1 x 300m, 2 minutes rest and then a 20 minute cool down.  I love that I can program these workouts into my watch.  Total 4.69 miles @12:46 pace.  I did good but my coach told me that since I hadn’t run in 6 days, it would have been beneficial to do an easy run before jumping into a workout.  That makes sense. 

Thursday:  Walked 2.31 miles.  45 minutes of walking while listening to Matty. 

Friday: Ran 2.53 and walked .75 miles.  The plan was to do my long run of 11 miles.  I knew I would be up late today and wouldn’t want to get up early the next day.  I woke up tired and no desire to run 11 miles.

Saturday: Walked .70 miles.  I decided to rest up and walked instead of running.  I walked to T-Mobile to get a new phone.  I got the iPhone 15 Pro Max and I love it.

Sunday:  Ran 8.77 and walked 1.27 miles.  Today was the day to do my long run.  I was doing good but stopped close to 9 miles.  I felt tired, my legs were sore, and my right foot began to hurt.  

TOTAL:
Running: 15.99
Walking: 8.91
Cycling: 0.00

Here’s how training has gone so far:

• Week 1
• Week 2
• Week 3
• Week 4

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 #4, July 15-21

Monday: Walked 1.11 miles.  I had to wake up early to pick up my sister at the airport.  It was a busy morning and afternoon and I did my walk later in the evening.  

Tuesday: Ran 2.64 and walked 1.25 miles.  An easy run with some hill strides.  Total 2.64 @ 12:54 average pace.  A little slower than last week and that’s OK.

Wednesday: Ran 5.98 and walked .65 miles.  Another interesting and fun workout.  I did a 2 mile warmup, 5×2 minutes @12:03 with a 1 minute recovery after each one, and then 2 mile cool down.  I forgot to set the paces on my watch so I ran by feel.  Ran faster than expected and I was tired towards the end. 😀

Thursday:  Walked 1.76 miles.  I didn’t get a chance to get on the Peloton because we left for Minnesota that morning.  It was a long day of traveling but we made it!

Friday: Walked 1.11 miles.  The plan was to do my long run of 10 miles.  Between driving, staying up late, and not knowing the area, it wasn’t possible.

Saturday: Walked 1.61 miles.  I decided to rest up and walked instead of running.  We had a busy day on Saturday and went to bed after midnight.

I miss my cats!  I saw this cat at the event I went to on Saturday and wanted to bring her home.

Sunday:  Walked 1.64 miles.  Another walk today.  We leave for Chicago on Monday and will resume my running/training on Tuesday.

TOTAL:
Running: 8.62
Walking: 9.14
Cycling: 0.00

Here’s how training has gone so far:

• Week 1
• Week 2
• Week 3