This week has not been easy in the workout department, and it’s almost enough to make me want to quit. But, I am determined to finish this race, even if I have to walk. I have decided to start keeping a record of my workouts on my blog, to help keep myself accountable over the next 10 weeks. I will list the recommended workouts from my training plan (from Runner’s World), and I will make note of any changes that I make to the plan. I’ve already realized, sometimes you just have to adapt to how your body is feeling! Here’s how this week went:
Monday: Cross-training/ Rest
Tuesday: 2 miles
Wednesday: Cross-training /Rest ( 1 hour power walk)
Thursday: 3 miles 1.5 miles + Yoga for Runners
Friday: Cross-training/ Rest
Saturday: Cross-training/ Rest
Sunday: 5 miles
I struggled with aches and pains this week. My calves hurt to the point where I wasn’t sleeping at night, and when a half hour of stretching and foam rolling wasn’t helping, I decided to skip most cross training days, and just rest. My training plan allows for some flexibility since I’m only running three days a week, and if I need to take an extra rest day, it’s not a big deal. I was planning to do my long run on Saturday, but realized that it would do more harm than good. Waiting until Sunday was the best decision I made workout wise this week. My calves hurt, but I ran at an easy pace and finished all 5 miles. I have a pair of compression sleeves on the way, so I’m hoping that they will help with the shin and calf pain I’ve been dealing with. In the meantime, foam rolling, resting, and icing will become my hobbies 
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Are your calves really tight? I recommend wearing compression sleeves (or socks). I sleep in mine at night sometimes because my calves get really tight and they cramp up and hurt!
Yes! I bought some from Amazon yesterday, so I’m anxiously awaiting their arrival
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As you probably know I’m training for my second half marathon now, so though I’m far from any sort of expert status, I know from training last time that listening to what your body needs is extremely important. My advice in that regard would be to not miss out on many of your runs (this is the major challenge of training: not giving up on those runs–it’s so mental) and adjust them according to your body’s needs, whether that means more rest (injury, overworked, etc.) or more miles (extra energy, to loosen those tight muscles, etc.). The biggest thing: Keep Pushing On, Girl-I know you can do it!….When is your race?! I wish we could do a few training runs together! (sorry for nearly writing a book here
My race is on November 3rd! When is yours? Thank you for the advice! I know, that would be fun!
You will really feel a difference with compression socks. Once I started wearing them, I felt like my recovery was faster. I would also recommend adding more protein (I have noticed a huge difference since I started adding more protein…not protein powder just protein in various forms
). Here is to awesome next week of training!
That’s good advice, thank you! I know that I’m probably lacking a little bit in the protein department since I don’t eat a lot of meat.
Yay you’re blog redesign is finally done!
I know! I love it!
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