Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Boston Marathon Training {Week 6}

I was riding a wave of momentum from the past 2 weeks and then I crashed hard into the wall Tuesday with a stomach bug. Oh well, a little (4 days) rest never killed anyone.

Motivation

In my groggy, mad that I felt like shit state, I put my name into the lottery for the NYC marathon. I'd love to run it again- and this year would mark the 15th anniversary of my first marathon- which was the NYCM. Although the more I look into logistics and everything, there is a chance I'll take my name out of the drawing before it even happens because {I am over analyzing and} it is overwhelming me too much . But for now I'll keep my fingers crossed.


Workouts

Tuesday morning I woke up feeling off with stomach distress and Wednesday I ended up going home from work to try to sleep it off. I didn't feel like rushing back to working out and setting myself further behind, so I waited until Saturday to run again.


Training Plan

Monday- easy 4 mile run + easy 7 mile cycle

Tuesday- Friday {REST}

Saturday- 8 mile progressive run

Sunday- 13 mile cycle immediately before 10 mile run containing 8x4min @ 7:30 pace

Since I missed Tuesday's speed sesh, I figured throwing in some faster stuff on the weekend would be good. I felt fresh and springy and had a lot of fun zooming up and down the lakefront in the 60 degree craziness on Saturday and the extreme fog on Sunday.


Goals and Stuff

I feel on track to be able to run a sub 3:30 comfortably in April. (Pending weather and everything). Compared to last year I think I'm in a better place athletically, and am excited to smash the next 12 weeks of training.




Other

I changed it up this week and made a few recipes from the "Racing Weight" cook book.

Humpty Dumpty...


I made apple bran muffins and mushroom egg frittatas which were great for breakfast during the week. For lunch I stuck to bland foods because of being sick.


On Sunday we took the Cb dog to Dovetail Brewery and Begyle Brewery to celebrate his birthday. We had a great time with our friends and their pups.


Looking Forward

Continuing to meal plan and cut back on alcohol is priority for me. I also need to drink more water on the weekends, I do a great job during the week but fail when I'm at home. Also, hills.

82 Days to go!





-Xaarlin

4 comments:

  1. Sorry to hear that you had some tummy troubles this week. You were wise to take a break and not overdo things last week. Glad you are feeling better. Great pics - especially of you and CB and the fog pic. Good luck on getting into NYC. I just checked the qualifying times and I realized I could use either my 2016 marathon and half marathon times to qualify! Alas, I'm not sure when this year I will feel ready for marathon training. It's nice not having any pressure right now and I'm enjoying shorter, faster runs. Those muffins/frittatas look good and having them already made makes for simple breakfast prep!

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  2. Quit overthinking NYC! You will figure out a way to make it work if you get in!

    I hope you feel 100% better this week!

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  3. Sorry to hear you were sick! A bug has been going around my office. Currently my boss is on day 3 of being sick :(

    I do a good job of drinking water at the office and at home but not on nights when I have burlesque shows, which is probably why I feel "hungover" the next day even if I don't drink (or only have one drink). I don't drink much water before or during shows either because we have no bathrooms backstage, so I don't want to have to hold it, or because once I'm in costume, I don't want to remove anything until my performance. And I get the "nervous pees" even if I'm not drinking water. So glamorous.

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  4. I am sure by now you are feeling better. I LOVE how you say that you can run a 3:30 comfortably. :-)

    Yay for NY Marathon! Don't think about too much as I am sure it will work out.

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