here's my recap for the first half of this week:
Monday:
3 easy miles to start my week off. on my training plan, mondays and thursdays are considered my easy days, and i enjoy them!
Tuesday:
5.5 mile tempo run. on instagram, i wrote:
which leads me to Wednesday where i had spectacular hill workout that totaled at 5ish miles. i practiced running up and down a sequence of rolling hills to prepare me for my half, which will have plenty of ups and downs.I've been really discouraged with my runs for some reason. I think it's because i always get nervous when i set really scary goals. Today i actually ran with my watch for the first time to see how all my speed and tempo workouts have either helped or wrecked my running (haha see what i mean by nervous... Since when do speed drills make you slower?!?). To my surprise, i was able to average my ideal race pace for the Dexter & Ann Arbor Half Marathon! Now maybe my nerves will finally shut up!
and today, thursday, i squeaked out 3 miles for my recovery run. ideally, i'd like to be able to run further on my easy days, but this morning, i had no recovery drink handy and within a half mile of starting my run, i realized i was starving. i made the decision to head home after three miles and called it a successful since anything longer than 3 miles would have been more than my schedule called for.
in an upcoming post, i plan to discuss my funky diet! between my husband and i have sensitivities or severe allergic reactions to the following: dairy, eggs, gluten, tree nuts and peanuts. we eat mostly fresh foods (veggies, fruit) and meat (turkey and chicken, no beef). because of the allergies/intolerances, many people suggest we follow a loose version of the vegan diet...but then most vegan recipes use various nuts for substitutes. but i digress. i will discuss how i work around some of that!