HBBC2012 Week 2 wrap up.

This was somewhat of a rest week for me.  I guess I needed it, but I hadn't planned it this way.  That's OK, because I am rested and ready to tackle the coming week.

Monday, I took it a little easy.  Short 2+ mile run as a warm up and then I did 4 rounds of the WOW.  This felt amazing.  Then I spent about 20 minutes stretching and did 9 sun salutation as part of that stretching session.  I love sun salutations!

Image from: http://theyogalotus.blogspot.com/p/sun-salutation.html

Tuesday, I took a full on rest day!  I didn't plan it, but I definitely needed it.

Wednesday, I headed to the YMCA after school.  Got in a 6 mile progressive run on the tready and the track and then hit the indoor bike for a nice 15 mile spin.

Thursday, I got up early and went for a nice 2300 yard swim before school.  After school I did a 6+ mile run which included 4 Yasso 800's.  My goal for these by the end of my training cycle is under 3:40.  These were all right around 3:43.  I've got some work to do!   Spent 20 minutes doing some stretching again, and got up to 10 sun salutations this time.

Friday was a wonderful, easy 7 mile recovery run. I paced this by HR, and kept it to under 135.  This translated to about a 9:45 pace.  Just perfect!  Came in and did 2 WOW circuits which included 12 different moves.  It was fantastic!  I'm still feeling it on Sunday night.

Thanks, Amy Herring for putting this together!

Saturday was the Jingle Bell Run 5k.  Each year, my family makes the trip down here to do this run.  This year my mom, dad, gramma, my mother in law, my nephew, both of my girls and my oldest's boyfriend joined in the fun!  We had a lot of fun.  I was up most of the night with some kind of stomach bug, so I didn't put up my best 5k, but I was still one of the top 50 women, so I got a medal!  My official time was 24:15.  This is almost 90 seconds slower than my PR from a couple of months ago, but I know it was because I was sick.  By the time I included all the walking to and from the car, my warm up and then running back to finish the walk with my family, I ended up with 7 miles on the day. Did a little bit of stretching...10 minutes, and then tried to rest and drank lots of ginger ale and at pretzels so I could feel better for my family's Christmas on Sunday.

The family before heading out to the race!

Post race with my "Top 50" medal!

Sunday was the day we decided to celebrate Christmas with my side of the family.  I hosted for 19 people and loved every minute of it.  This translated to roughly 5 hours of cooking and cleaning.  After dinner and presents, we took the little ones out for a short walk.  The weather was unexpectedly warm for December 2nd.  My youngest got Just Dance 3, and I spent about 20 minutes playing the game with her!  We had so much fun today. The day was topped off by a Brown's win over the Raiders!

Some scenes from the day...

Overall, this was not the week I had been shooting for, but it was still a successful week.  Partly because of poor planning, I didn't meet my goals of getting 2 spins and 2 swims in, but I will get it this week!  I got in 3 days of stretching instead of 4, but that is still 3 more days than I have been getting, so that is considered successful!  I got my fruits and veggies (freggies) in each day, and participated in the FB group each day.  My total points for this week are 70.05, just a bit under what I had been shooting for, but still pretty good since it turned out to be somewhat of a rest week!

My goals for next week are:
2 spins and 2 swims
5-6 runs
3+ days of stretching
All my freggies/post to FB daily

I'm back

It has been a long time since I have last posted, but I recently joined a challenge that will be lots of fun! It's called the Holiday Booty Buster Challenge, and since I am very competitive, this will be a good way for me to continue to be active even between training schedules and especially over the holidays.  If you are interested, go to Holiday Bootie Buster 2012, and let them know I sent ya!

The first week went really well.  My goal for this week was to get 5-7 servings of fruits and veggies (freggies) each day this week.  I was successful, and I am very pleased about this!  Had a fantastic week of training as well.  I even tried the Workout of the Week, which is part of the challenge.  Did it twice!

I am loving this challenge and the accountability that the group is giving me.  Lots of inspiration as well!  Even on days when I don't want to do anything, I look at the wonderful things that others are doing, and I get off my butt and get my workout done!

The goal for the coming week is to get in 2 swims, 2 bike rides, and stretching/yoga 3-4 days this week...in addition to my normal running.  :)

Thanks, Amanda for doing this!

HBBC2012 week 1 points:

Bonus points:
1 point each day for posting to FB (7)
1 point for doing WOW (1)
2 points for getting family out on Thanksgiving (2)
1 point each for posting participation to Twitter and FB (2)
2 points for posting link on blog (2)

workout points:
32.8 miles running (32.8)
1 mile walk (1)
90 minutes swimming (9)
27 minutes WOW (1.8)
40 minutes stretching/yoga (2)
18.3 miles cycling (6.1)
30 minutes of football game on thanksgiving (2.5)
1 point per day for freggies (7)
cooking/cleaning for Thanksgiving (1.8)

Total points: Bonus + Workout = 76.7

I would love to see this closer to 90 this coming week.  My goal is to get this up to 100!  :)

plan for week 2 of marathon training

I am enjoying the Pfitzinger training plan.  However, I am finding that I need to really plan my weekly workouts.  So this is just a way for me to keep track of what I have slated!   He has a stretching routine, a strength training routine, drills, and a core routine.  My goal for stretching is 3-4 times per week.  Strength: 2-3 times, core: 3-4 times, drills: 1-2 times.

Monday: Rest/XT.  Strength, Stretch.

Tuesday: 8 miles w/10 x 100m strides. THR for the first 6 miles is 128-144.  Then 10 x 100m strides w/200m recoveries.  Drills before my run, Core afterwards.  Boot camp Tuesday evening!

Wednesday: 10 miles general aerobic (THR: 128-144).  Stretch.

Thursday: Rest (I have Conferences Thursday, so there will be no workout!)

Friday: 5 mile recovery run (THR: under 138).  Stretch, Strength, Core

Saturday:  13 miles w/8 miles at MP. (3 mile w/u at THR 128-144, 8 miles at THR 141-155, 2 mile c/d at 128-144.)

Sunday: Rest/XT. Stretch, Strength, Core