Turns out, I need to start it...Monday. Of last week. Whoops. Conveniently, Monday was a cross training day ( I played hockey) and Tuesday was a 3 mile run (I did the Resolution Run) so I sort of was on track even tho I didnt know it. But there I was on Wednesday with -25 temps outside, being faced with a 8 km run. This is NOT far. But I was feeling fragile ;) and I had a long day; and I did not run. At all.
My plan says I should have run 5 times last week. I got 4 done. I would blame the weather or our crazy schedules but it is what it is; I will vow to do better.
Breakdown of week 1:
Day 1 Cross Training; I played pick up hockey. It was a fast day :) New Year's Eve means we stayed up very late and enjoyed beverages.
Day 2 3 Miles; I did 6.25 km on snow covered trails; it was slow but beautiful ;) counts for extra right? Then I played hockey that night. New Year's Day!
Day 3 Back To Work Day :P 5 Miles: I did not do that. I did however play hockey, another fast day. Calling that good LOL. It was cold out.
Day 4 3 miles. I did 6 miles. LOL So off plan; whatever. 10 km on snowy road/trail, it was pleasant and COLD as hell. Good company. I was really tired from the start. I think we totally got snowed on. Oh yeah and then I played hockey. But I didnt plan to, and I only played goalie so it wasnt too hard.
Day 5 Friday was a weird day since Scott left early with Holly for a hockey tournament and I was not going. That was weird to me. I worked and picked up the kids and grabbed a coffee with a friend, then took the kids home and rushed out for a run before it got too dark. We didnt make it, it got very dark. But where we went had lights. 7.1 km run was a good stress reliever. After taking Annika to Basket Ball, I fell asleep on the couch. Tired.
Day 6 Saturday was rest day. I played hockey in the morning and then we climbed into the car and headed off to New Brunswick in a snowstorm for the rest of Holly's hockey tournament. They won their Saturday game so we were there for the night. We went out for a hockey game and a teensy bit of shopping before heading back to the hotel; despite the excellent company I totally fell asleep so early and rather than wake me, Scott went out and socialized without me.
Day 7 Sunday which means Long Run day; these will sometimes be on Saturday but since we were in NB for hockey I knew I was not going to have to save my energies for hockey or soccer later in the day so Sunday was LSD this week. I was in a strange town with busy roads and it was - 1 billion C so I decided to use the treadmill in the fitness room (fitness room giggle it was SO small). I had a lot of trouble getting it going but managed to finally get it to speed up and down and got a little elevation on it so away I went. 8 Miles on the schedule (12.8 km) so I took my iPad and set it up balanced on the dial of the treadmill and put on a couple of shows (Big Bang Theory, Once Upon a time, and something else. I cant think what...Something on Global) and watched tv to fill the time. The treadmill was overlooking a window so I could watch the sun rising. The run felt slow but hard, only 9.5-10 km/hour which is kinda slow; but it felt hard. It took 93 minutes to do 8.14 miles, 13.1 km, which did include some walking but is over 7 minutes a km. I do not like that pace; much nicer to run outside. Im not sure how accurate that was anyway :)So week 1 is done for better or whatever ;) Im still extremely tired, not sure why. Kept thinking I would get sick, with the way Im feeling; but no sick yet. Just dead tired. That is going to make today's 5 km run a little hard. The temps this morning were -27 or so, but it will climb above freezing soon (its already -2) and if I can get a little free time I will be able to run. Picking up the kids from school soon tho...
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Which Toronto marathon are you running in? The one in May!??? Please say YES! I am too... doing my first race and would love to watch you cross ... let me know!
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