Weekly workouts – hello Spring!

So many ups and downs with the temperatures this week!  I’m not complaining because it was all good.  This finishes up week 11 of the training plan for Glass City Marathon.  7 more weeks to go!  I’m still hanging in there, but have debated on dropping to the half.  There’s still time to make that choice, so as of now I’m sticking with the plan.  I ran 41 miles this week.  Here’s what went down…

Mon – 8 miles, with some fartleks.  I didn’t follow the speedwork which was written on my plan, but I did mix it up with some fast spots as I went along the path.  It was chilly out and I saw see some flowers in my yard! The trees and bushes also had some buds starting.

Tues – Track night!  I took a job to sub coach at track tonight.  Which was great, because I had the WORST day at work.  It was an entire day of frustration triggered by my software not working, which led to me troubleshooting and restarting my computer about a million times.  I did not have the situation fixed by the time I left work, so it was a completely unproductive day (which is a huge deal when you only work 2 days a week!).  UGH.  I was tempted to just leave work and never return!!  I did get out for a park walk with my mom which was a much needed break at lunch time.

But track night was pretty great!  14 x 400m. I agreed to run intervals because the top speed was going to be outside the “danger zone”, aka faster than I should be running which causes me to hurt myself.  I had a small group of around 5 people running with me and I was very happy to hit my paces and engage in some good conversation with the runners.  Like I said before, you just never know what you are stepping into when you sub coach, so to have a chatty group is a big plus!  No group picture was taken, but I did bust out my racing shoes for the night.  And did you notice I am in shorts and a tank top, and it’s 72 degrees??  wow

My husband had much less fun at the track.  He got a quick eval from the team’s physical therapist regarding his hurt calf, and she said he should go see our doctor.  Not a great thing to hear!

Weds –  Rest day!   A much less stressful day because my computer situation was fixed shortly after I got to work so I was able to be productive and make up for most of my lost time on Tues.  

Alan did get a pretty good report from the doctor.  His injury is thought to be with the plantaris muscle (in the calf muscles) and should be feeling better in a few weeks.  No running yet, but hopefully soon!

Thurs – 7 miles.  The trail is getting a trim!  I was surprised to find this guy out there, but it was getting a bit overgrown.  In the afternoon we went to see Mickey 17.  It was interesting!!  This time we were the only people in the whole theater.

Fri – 3.5 miles, treadmill.  A quick run before our daughter got her wisdom teeth removed!  Surgery went well.  On the drive home she was obsessed with a little envelope with her wisdom teeth (I guess she asked for them?), then she started crying because she couldn’t eat Chick-Fil-A!!  Poor thing!  Initially we thought there was some serious issue going on! Drugs make people so silly. 🤪

After a nap her boyfriend came over and she was feeling pretty good!  I’m happily surprised how well she is doing.  Phew!  When I picked up her meds at the grocery store I noted how fun it is to grocery shop sometimes.   Alan usually does the grocery shopping, so on the rare occasion that I go shopping I find quite a few things that I like.  It’s a bit of a treat!  *Disclaimer – I get really overwhelmed grocery shopping when the store is busy, and it’s not at all enjoyable (I avoid doing it as much as I can), but when it’s not busy, it’s fun! 

I also got to work on a sewing project. We now have a pretty pop of color in our sunroom.

Sat – 17 miles, long run!  I was completely unmotivated to get out the door and run on this dreary windy morning, so I thought a change of scenery would help. I picked a trail sheltered from the wind and with a little bit of variety.  Well, it was the same river the whole time, but still, something different that my typical route!  I even wore a running vest, which I rarely do.  It was a big help to carry water and carry my layers as I shed them.  I should do that more often!

I did forget how long this trail is. In my mind I was going to turn around a lot sooner… not run almost the entire thing. This run seemed to go on forever! Of course a trip to Starbucks was necessary.  This long run was better than last week, thanks to the colder weather.

Sun – Rest day!  

Need some more inspiration? I’m linking up with Deborah at Confessions of a Mother Runner and Kim from Running on the Fly for their Weekly Run Down. Check out all of the fun blogs there!

Q: Do you enjoy grocery shopping or is it a necessary evil?

When my kids were little I used to love going grocery shopping in the night when they were asleep! It was a great feeling of freedom not to have to entertain kids while shopping!