OH HEYYYY.
It’s late, but I’m going to pop in for a short post because this week isn’t getting any less crazy so I’m going to get this training recap up now.
So…my mileage is basically exactly what it was last week. I still only got in 3/4 runs…but again, the runs I got in were good.
Monday: rest day
Tuesday: yoga + 6.53 mile run. Jess had me doing a 60-minute run: 8 minutes, 2 minutes pick-up, repeat until I got to 60 minutes, and I did yoga at night. Holy endorphin high Tuesday.
Wednesday – Friday: fail…
Saturday: 4-mile run with NYJL run club
Sunday: 7-miler on treadmill
So, as you can see…I took more rest days than not. Awesome. I have a ton going on outside of work right now, and obviously my fitness has been suffering a bit. February is going to be insanely excitingly busy, so I need to just keep fighting to get my runs in as well as some cross-training/yoga/strength.
*Edited to add (as in I remembered this the second I hit post): Jess and I adjusted my schedule a bit; rather than shooting for Tues/Thurs/Sat/Sun, I’m now shooting for Tues/Weds/Sat/Sun, since I have an early meeting on Thursdays and generally have a hard time consistently waking up to get that run in early and want a rest day from running on Monday after Sat/Sun runs*
How many days do you usually work out per week? I usually shoot for somewhere between 4-6; basically I just want to work out more days than I don’t.
Which days do you usually run? How many days in a row will you run?
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Ha, I was just thinking of you. After last week's Daily Mile sarky front 'Here is this week's mileage, you slacker'....this week they said "EPIC training'. Yeah Baby! I'm such a people pleaser!!
That is my run schedule! I run short on Tuesday, fast on Wednesday (um, relatively), medium on Saturday, long on Sunday. Unless I switch Saturday and Sunday, which I've done the last two weeks. My half is in April.
Sometimes life gets in the way. The important thing is that the runs you did were good.
Awesome week of runs, nice job! Life can get so crazy sometimes!
Despite the craziness - nice runs! I usually run Tues/Wed/Thurs/Sat with cross training on Mon and/or Fri/Sun. Yoga is everyday no matter if it's 20 minutes or 90. Life gets crazy but I make it a point even if it means getting up at 4:30!
Good running! I typically run Monday, Wednesday (speed-ish), Thursday, and long run Saturday. I've been trying to become more flexible with my schedule, but I really prefer spacing out my runs as much as possible (only one back-to-back per week). It makes what days I can run on a little limited!
ideally I would workout 5-6 times a week with one full rest day, and one day where I would just do pilates/yoga. In reality this doesn't always (often) happen! I can run max 3 days in a row, and they are usually easy run, speed work, easy/tempo run, then long run is flanked by no running days!7 miles on a treadmill, great job!
I know how hard it can be to get out there when life gets busy so with your full schedule great job!
I tend to work out 6-7 days...I have trouble with that whole rest day thing and have some workouts that I don't really consider workouts - usually entails zoning out on the elliptical while I read a magazine (I subscribe to a million and if I didn't read them there I don't think I ever would!)
Nice job with those runs! It's so hard for me to get in more than 3-4 work outs per week- I usually run on Tuesdays and Saturdays and then alternative some weekends and some Sundays if I have a race or am feeling extra energy. I usually do long runs on Saturday mornings so I don't like to work out on Fridays. I'd like to work out Mon, Tues, Thurs, Sat, and Sun- maybe next week?! You inspire me!
I usually run four days a week - Monday, Wednesday (speed), Thursday, and Saturday (long run). I try not to run on back to back days more for more than two days, but the most I've done is four days in a row (which was followed by a total rest day). I try to do two days of cross training, yoga or weights, so I end up working out 5-6 days each week. I've learned that I usually need at least one total rest day, though there have been the occasional weeks I've worked out all seven days).
Ideally, I would exercise 5-6 days a week.
Realistically, it's more like 3-4 - work gets super hectic and it gets away from me.
I usually try not to run 2 days in a row, but after my half in April, I'll be changing that strategy to get ready for the Dumbo Double Dare over Labor Day!