Weekly Running Report: December 5th, 2021 - Long time no post!

Hi Everyone!

Hope you are all doing well!

Long time no blog post! Am sure you all missed it oh so much. lol.. 

TBH, I got sidetracked one week and then totally fell off the posting wagon! Anyway, I am going to start out doing this selfishly for me. I found that some of outside of my running/work out routines (such as stretch/foam roll, and a few other areas) I have slacked a bit since I haven't been logging it.

Some of it may seem like a log, will try to get to some story telling at some point as well.

Not sure if you saw, I ran two marathons this fall, AC and then Philly. I owe blog recaps on them, for sure!

How about yourself? How has your fall been going? Races? Getting ready for the holidays and winter training?! 

My week in Training:

Monday: 5 mi, 35 min strength training (arms/shoulders/core)  

Decent rest, but tired and sore. Oh Mondays. lol.. 

Stretch/foam roll, complete.

Tuesday: 6 mi, 32 min strength training (chest/core)   

stretch/foam roll, complete.

Wednesday: 4 mile, 32 min strength training (arms/shoulders/core)  

First speed day since before my marathon. Felt decent beforehand and decided to go for it. Legs and lungs were on fire, and rough towards the end, but still fun! Pace was within goal, but a few seconds faster would of been cool too! lol.. 

stretch/foam roll, complete. (long day at work, came close to skipping it before I defused for a bit, this log helped me stay on it)

Thursday: 7 mi, 32 min strength training (chest/core)   

Not a good night's rest. In bed on time, but had a work issue around 12:45. Quick issue, but was wide awake and tossed/turned for a bit. Up before my alarm, tired to start, but felt decent. 

Actually planned on doing 6 today and hold off on midweek 7's until next week. Was trying to go for a comfy pace, but felt good! Decided to go for 7. Still felt good towards the end! First midweek 7 miler since before my marathon. Wouldn't say I'm 100% or ready to do 3-4 of these midweek, but getting closer back to normal! 

Stretch/foam roll complete. Had dinner/drinks after work, could of easily skipped this one. lol. 

Friday: 5 mi, 32 min strength training (arms/shoulders/core)  

Plan was to take it easy to head into the weekend. Started out just a tad faster, but pulled back along the hills. Felt good overall, could of pushed it a bit. lol

Stretch/foam roll: complete. 

Saturday: 12 miles. 

Plans and chores to do, trying to get this one started early. Decent night's rest, up at my normal time. "Routine", and over to my trail by 6:15. My trail Pennypack Creek. Dark to start, figured it would only be 15 min or so, didn't bother with a headlamp. It was a but longer than that. A touch of moonlight in the woods, just enough. Felt pretty decent most of the way. Brisk to start. Hat/gloves on/off mult times. 

Chores, and then an outing to a beer/cider fest. 

Stretch/foam roll: fail. Lol..

Full pics on Facebook

Sunday: 4 miles.

Not the best night's rest, and shin a little sore. Brisk and not looking fwd to chores after my run, took my time getting out there. Pace was better than expected for a through the motion kind of run. Couple hours of yard work after.

What did I do besides run, workout, work, and chores (so much raking since Nov 1, almost done) this week?  Hawkeye (pretty much love anything Marvel, definitely enjoying his one thus far!). One outing to dinner, one outing to a beerfest! 

Q: How about you? Anything exciting outside of running? Any adventures? Binge watching anything?

Weekly Summary:

Miles: 43.5 weekly  miles running 

Year to Date: 2355.8 miles running 

Hill Goal (for the yr):  126k/100k elevation gain. Initial goal was 100k to beat last yr's 98k. 

Strength Training: Goal 180 minutes, 164 minutes completed. What type of strength training do I do? Core: crunches, planks, leg raises. Weights: biceps, triceps, shoulders, chest. 

Hydration Goal:  ? days 

Foam Roll/Stretch:  6 days. 

Weight: (new category, want to keep a better eye on this, started out the year on top of it, but slacked a bit, putting it out there!) 1/1/21: 161, this week: ranged 155-157

Training Plan:  Not back on a plan just yet, but would follow a plan similar to the below: 

Image from Coach Jenny Hadfield

Race Schedule: 

2022:

3.27.22 - Philly Love Run Half Marathon (deferral from '20!) But this has always been my fav spring half! (official PR's there each time!, hope I'm not jinxing myself by saying that!)

Spring marathons? hmm.. Looking for within 2 hrs of Philly due to other travel budgets, but willing to look around. If I keep it local, may do the Jim Thorpe marathon, but that's not until May! 

Fall: 

10.02.2022 - Chicago Marathon (via deferral from '20!, can't wait!)

11.18-20.2022 - Philly Marathon Weekend

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