Did everyone have a good weekend? I did! I got to go on a “date night” with my husband. We went to a wedding reception which was “adults only”. It was a nice night. Look at me, I flat ironed my hair!!
Both Saturday and Sunday were spent around the pool since we finally had a hot sunny weekend! Booyah!!
Then on Sunday night we went to “Music Under the Stars” which is a free symphony concert at the Toledo Zoo. I remember going to these events with my family when I was a kid.
The past week seemed a bit lazy since it was a cutback week on my training plan. Cutback weeks give your body time to recover and prepare you for the upcoming pain, I mean, tough work.
And here comes the tough work!… upcoming workouts this week:
- Mon – 8 miles hills
- Tues – 11 miles, speedwork, 7 @ half marathon pace
- Weds – Rest!
- Thurs – 10 miles GA
- Fri – 20 miles!!
- Saturday and the next 8 days….. chillin’ by the pool, frolicking in the ocean, running in the early AM along the beach! (and eating all the desserts!)
- Total mileage = 49 miles (maybe adding a little here and there to make this 50 miles!)
Even though my week looks quite challenging, I think it’s a great way to head into a vacation. Feeling like I’ve gone that extra mile (literally, haha) and am ready to enjoy myself.
Of course I’ll be taking along my running gear and I am looking forward to getting in some early morning runs with Alan. Nothing better than going for a long sweaty run on the beach, cooling off with a dip in the pool, and then heading out for breakfast!
Let’s discuss a run from last week… it was an average 8 mile morning run. I figured I would just cruise through the first half, and pick up the pace a little on the way back. Practicing my negative splits. Here’s what happened… ran into my friend (complete surprise!) around mile 6. Had a nice little chat. That put some power into my run. Ran into my husband around mile 7. Also another uplifting visit! But the final lift was that a guy joined me right before mile 7. Not really joined me, but was running a tad faster in front of me. Then he headed into my neighborhood. I figured I would try to keep following him although he was quite a bit faster so I wasn’t really “racing” him. But I glanced at my watch and saw my pace started with a “7”. What the heck? Am I really running this pace? Super excited with this new information I busted it out for the whole mile and ended with a 7:43 pace for my last mile. I was pretty darn pleased with myself on that one!
Fingers crossed for some good runs this week. Especially that 20 miler. Gulp, those always make me nervous!
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Q: Do you workout or run on your vacations?
I think it’s just an enjoyable part of my day, so yes, I like to get some activity in during vacation.
Q: What was the last concert you attended?
We went to see the Beach Boys last year!!
I always run on vacation!
I’m with ya! Running is enjoyable for me so I do like to do it on vacation. 🙂 I used to have to workout every day NO MATTER WHAT but now I am a little more flexible. If there is a vacation day where I am feeling lazy and just want to sleep in and relax, I do it. Buuuut to me part of the fun of vacation is getting to run/explore in a new place.
Your drink by the pool looks amazing and SO relaxing. I rarely do my hair these days…it must be a very special event if it’s dryed and styled! 😉
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I know, I always think “if I do my hair today, will I get more than one day out of it?” It’s a time investment! 🙂