Last week ended up not being a very fruitful week of workouts. I dealt with congestion early in the week, which turned into a full-blown cold later in the week. I took a few days off of running in order to get better. I knew a few days off would lead to better training overall. Plus, it's tiring to be sick while taking care of a baby! Monday: 5.3 mile treadmill run I followed another simulation of the Boston Marathon course. This segment involved 360 feet of climbing. I'm really enjoying ...
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Weekly Workouts: Start of 2020
The combination of mild weather and Ryan being home from work allowed me to enjoy several outdoor runs both last week and the week before. I slacked on strength workouts last week. I wanted to enjoy every moment of family in town and Ryan off of work during the start of the week, and then the second half of the week was busy with onboarding new athletes. If I'm short on time, I'll choose to run rather than strength train because of the mental release. Postpartum hormones are no joke, ...
Weekly Workouts: Base Building Week 3
Last week's workouts continued the pattern of progress in my postpartum base building. I increased my mileage more and am adding in small, unstructured bits of faster running. Things feel surprisingly good, especially for being three months postpartum. This careful, sustainable approach is working really well for me. I'm in no rush to get my speed back, but I'm pleased to see some faster paces return naturally. Monday: 50 minute run I covered 5.5 miles in those 50 minutes, with some ...
Weekly Workouts: Base Building Week 2
Base building requires a lot of patience, but it's honestly a type of patient, slow work that I don't mind too much. It's rewarding each week to do a little bit more and feel a little bit stronger. This week was a good week of running, especially since I ran five times (for the first time since July) and hit 20 miles for the week! Monday: 4 mile run I manually input some small rolling hills into this treadmill run. Playing with the incline and pace makes treadmill runs go by much ...
Weekly Workouts: Postpartum Base Building
In the first few weeks of Isla's life, my mantra was "it will get easier." Neither Ryan nor I had ever babysat nor spent extended periods with newborns, so we had a crash course in infant care with our tiny little girl. Each week presented what felt like a new challenge, especially as we navigated through ultrasounds to check for hip dysplasia (which fortunately came back clear), the newborn fussy phase, growth spurts, and an ear infection. Somewhere around the 6-8 week mark, it did, in ...