Week 11 Saturday I was scheduled to do a 45 minute tempo run yet did not do so as my Mom's last weekend with my son before she headed back to NYC. She was with me for about 2 months watching Enzo as I transitioned back to work. She was an amazing help and spent Saturday running errand to ensure she would be all set to go and also getting Enzo's trunk ready for his new babysitter full of his things. I still have not been able to wake up and get out the door before my day get started...this run could have easily been accomplished between 7am and 8am yet that seems to be the time that my body is fast asleep.
Week 11 Sunday 6 miles....well you guessed it...did not happen on Sunday yet it did happen on Monday! :) I did make up the 6 miles on the start of Week 12 as the weekend was shot with errands. My ipod did give out however and unfortunately I was not able to snap a picture of this. I did run my lunch time route and this run definitely felt better that the first 6 mile run on this course which I did a couple of weeks ago. Was able to run the whole time and did not need to stop for a walk break!
Week 12 Tuesday (2/25/2014) schedule called for 6 miles which I did not do as I had ran 6 miles on the Monday. I ended up doing 3 miles that day to shake of the 6 miles lactic buildup :) I did do the radom setting of valleys and hills to prepare my for the 5K race in NYC that weekend!
Week 12 Wednesday (2/26/2014) called for 8 x 400 (.25) which I did do on treadmill. Great speed workout and felt good after completing.
Week 12 Thursday (2/27/2014) called for 3 miles which I accomplished on the treadmill. Basically at this point I was getting mentally prepared to travel to NYC to run the Washington Heights 5K but on by the New York Road Runners.
Week 12 Friday and Saturday (2/28-3/1 2014) RESTED!!!!!
Week 12 Sunday MARCH 2 - RACE DAY
Race day went really well and I completed the 5k at a pace of 8:27 min/mile. Really happy I did it under 8:30min/mile. Its a hilly course and was great kick start - and no I did not run with baby Enzo yet he was cheering me on :)
Week 13: Monday (3/3/2014) Was another snow day in the Maryland/DC area! We ended up driving back to Maryland after the race as did not want to get caught in the snow. We got about 5 inches and I spent the day shoveling...that was my cross training :)
Week 13: Tuesday (3/4/2014) I did 3 miles on Treadmill yet did not snap picture forgot phone at work and this was during lunch. I did complete and it was just a comfortable run.
Week 13: Wednesday (3/5/2014) called for 5 miles. I did head to gym yet really wanted to get some weight training in. So I decided instead to weight train during my lunch break and "shift" the schedule this week doing Wednesday's 5 miles on Thursday and Thursday's 3 miles on Friday's rest day. So I ended up doing biceps curls, 3 sets of 20 reps each. Tricep extensions, 3 sets fo15 reps each. 100 squats with a 10 pound kettlebell. I also did abs cycles 3 sets 25 reps and back and sided extensions 2 sets, 20 reps. I also did back flys 3 sets 20 reps and shoulder press 3 sets, 20 reps. In between these workouts I did about 25 jumping jacks to keep heart rate up.
So today is Thursday and I plan on doing 5 miles outside after I get home. I have not done an evening run in while as we establish our routine with Enzo at night and now getting up early in the morning to get him to the sitter! Its been a great experience though so far juggling parenthood and running and I am loving the challenges and the rewards so far!
Oh, I signed up for a 1/2 marathon in Loudoun County, Virginia on April 13, 2014! Though on this day it will be Week 18: Sunday calling for me to do a 15K race pace (9.3 miles), I will not be that off and hoping to do this half between 8:15 min/mile and 8:20min/mile - a lot of shaving off pace time from now until then! Goals are to take advantage of cross training Monday and pushing the speed during training runs and taking advantage of my hilly environment to get my pace down!
In Transformation,
Yvonne
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