North London Half // Training Diary // Week 4 Recap
2/08/2016
For that reason, a training plan is never set in stone for me, instead it sort of a rough guide of what I SHOULD do for the week, but really, as long as I get in 3 runs per week and most importantly, my long run mileage, I'm pretty happy!
One of these weeks, I will actually stick to a training plan properly and do the runs I schedule! Maybe it will be this week?! ;)
Anyway! Lets see what happened this week!
Week 4 Training Schedule
| Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday | Scheduled Swim Cross Train Tempo(4 miles)Cross Train 20-30 min Speed Run Rest 9-10 miles | What I Did Swim 20 min Kettlebell Workout 4.5 miles Kettlebell workout & Abs Rest Rest 9 Miles |
So, as you can see, I managed 2 runs this week and some cross training in between. I'm not particularly happy about this, but it was my own fault!
Monday - Swim, as per usual. Hard, as per usual. Our coach has us doing a lot of swim drills front crawl - I need to take some water with me to put at the side of the pool as I get really hot and quite thirsty in between, so I think that will help!
Tuesday - 20 min Kettlebell workout
Wednesday - 4.5 mile run with Phillip's mum and one of the dogs. Half a mile more than I had planned but also slower than I planned. 1st mile was fastest, 2nd mile slowest, getting faster for the last 2 miles - but ideally, I wont have to go out with the dog again, so I can push the pace to more of my norm.
Thursday - A 33 min kettlebell workout from Fitness Blender followed by a 10 min quick abs workout. If you haven't heard of Fitness Blender, they're a great Youtube channel with all sorts of workouts that you can do at home, I love it for switching up your workouts!
Friday - I was supposed to run today and I managed to sleep through all my alarms and had a mad rush to get ready for work.
Saturday - I had said earlier in the week that I wanted to try and get my long run done on the Saturday - I ended up getting incredibly nervous about trying to attempt 9-10 miles when 7 miles has been my longest run in ages and it was a few weeks ago! I ended up worrying myself into some tummy issues, so ended up putting it off.
Sunday - 9 Miles - I literally had nothing to worry about! Other than a bit of strong wind here and there, the run went SO smoothly, I didn't really struggle, I felt strong and it was a great run. If it wasn't for the strong wind on the last mile heading back home, I would have probably done an extra mile.
My last two long runs and the race I did the week before have all actually gone really well which I'm surprised about as I usually struggle during longer runs, however, I have started taking CurraNZ again and I'm certain these are playing a part in my performance, endurance and recovery!
So, all in all, it was an OK week. Missed a run but seemed to redeem the week with a good long run.
Week 5 Training Schedule
Monday - Swim, as per usual. Hard, as per usual. Our coach has us doing a lot of swim drills front crawl - I need to take some water with me to put at the side of the pool as I get really hot and quite thirsty in between, so I think that will help!
Tuesday - 20 min Kettlebell workout
Wednesday - 4.5 mile run with Phillip's mum and one of the dogs. Half a mile more than I had planned but also slower than I planned. 1st mile was fastest, 2nd mile slowest, getting faster for the last 2 miles - but ideally, I wont have to go out with the dog again, so I can push the pace to more of my norm.
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| That isn't dandruff in my hair, it's sleet, believe it or not! |
Friday - I was supposed to run today and I managed to sleep through all my alarms and had a mad rush to get ready for work.
Saturday - I had said earlier in the week that I wanted to try and get my long run done on the Saturday - I ended up getting incredibly nervous about trying to attempt 9-10 miles when 7 miles has been my longest run in ages and it was a few weeks ago! I ended up worrying myself into some tummy issues, so ended up putting it off.
Sunday - 9 Miles - I literally had nothing to worry about! Other than a bit of strong wind here and there, the run went SO smoothly, I didn't really struggle, I felt strong and it was a great run. If it wasn't for the strong wind on the last mile heading back home, I would have probably done an extra mile.
So, all in all, it was an OK week. Missed a run but seemed to redeem the week with a good long run.
Week 5 Training Schedule
| Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday | Scheduled Swim Cross Train Tempo(4-5 miles) Cross Train 20 speed run 10 miles Rest |
I want to try and get in all my planned runs this week before I go on holiday. Tempo run is more than doable, speed runs take some motivation to get out as I really don't enjoy them! and then of course my long run at the weekend.
I've put my long run on Saturday this week, as Phillip and I will most likely be packing and then travelling to our overnight hotel on the Sunday. I'll be doing 10 miles this weekend which I'm hoping is enough! I'll then be on holiday for 2 weeks, where I plan on swimming alot and doing a couple of shorter runs.
Once I get back, it will be 3 weeks until the half marathon, leaving me with 1 week for another long run, a shorter run the following week and then race week.
I should be able to run a half marathon, no problem and I'm not massively worried about completing it. I don't tend to lose fitness that quick, so the holiday shouldn't be too much of a problem, especially if I swim a lot, which usually happens!
At the end of the day, what will be, will be! :)
Question: Have you ever had something come up in the middle of training that you couldn't avoid? How did you handle it?
I've put my long run on Saturday this week, as Phillip and I will most likely be packing and then travelling to our overnight hotel on the Sunday. I'll be doing 10 miles this weekend which I'm hoping is enough! I'll then be on holiday for 2 weeks, where I plan on swimming alot and doing a couple of shorter runs.
Once I get back, it will be 3 weeks until the half marathon, leaving me with 1 week for another long run, a shorter run the following week and then race week.
I should be able to run a half marathon, no problem and I'm not massively worried about completing it. I don't tend to lose fitness that quick, so the holiday shouldn't be too much of a problem, especially if I swim a lot, which usually happens!
At the end of the day, what will be, will be! :)
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3 comments
Ah looks like you handled your training so well this week! Which is amazing! Cannot wait to see you kill it at the marathon! :)
ReplyDelete@Julia Grigorian Thank you! :) I'm always slightly disappointed when I miss a run during the week but thankfully, I had a good long run so I'd class it as a successful week! :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome Training - The BIG race is getting coder but you look like you are ready. I hate missing runs too but you just have to let go of that feeling and start over the next day! Negative thoughts can seriously affect your runs! :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up...see you on Monday!
xo Corey