I came down with a cold last week which put me on the bench during the weekend. I was able to do Thursday's 35 minute tempo run which amounted to 4 miles and I did make up my 3 mile run on Friday from Monday's unexpected rest day. Both runs where done on the treadmill and sadly I did not run outside at all during Week 5.
On Saturday I did 6.5 miles out of my called for 7 miles as I was running late for a Sarturday night event I made plans to attend, so I had to jump off treadmill as to not be late. I also thought I would make up the .5 miles on my long run on Sunday as a warmup.
So after a long night Saturday I woke up and realized my minor sore through that I had for the the last 2 days made it to a full blown cold. My rule of thump usually is that if I am sick from the neck up I will usually complete my workouts yet from the neck down I am calling it a day. Yet this past Sunday I was not only sick yet really tired and to go for a 14 mile run would have done more damage. So I rested and thought I would do the long run on Monday. Yet Monday I felt worse and though making it in to work I could not run. By Tuesday morning I knew that if a long run was going to happen I had to rest. So I stayed home and rested the whole morning and afternoon.
I felt a lot better by late afternoon and though it was raining I knew it was now or never if I was going to get this long run in. Happy to be back on the road I completed the 14 miles in the light rain at a little over a 10 min/mile pace.
OK so I owe you measurements. I am still down about 5.5 pounds and still counting calories though I need to get back on track in jotting my intake down on my app as I have slacked off in recording them.
At the start of my 2015 journey I was about 150 pounds and I am now about 144 pounds. My goal is 125 by Marathon day. Waist is 34 inches, hips 40 inches, bust 33 inches, thighs 22 inches (my biggest area needing attention so squats and lunges will be my best friends soon) and arms 12inches. I will do biweekly "Wednesday Weigh-Ins" and will get a digital scale so can post pics soon.
So with Sunday and Monday out of Commission and making up my Week 5 long run yesterday my Week 6 is looking like this (I will not make up Monday and Tuesday Week 6 Workouts and will start from Wednesday's workout)
4.13 Monday 3 Miles (NOT COMPLETED - SICK)
4.14 Tuesday 7 Miles (NOT COMPLETED - 14 Mile Make Up Workout Done for Week 5)
4.15 Wednesday 3 Miles
4.16 Thursday 5X800
4.17 Friday Rest
4.18 Satruday 7 Mile Pace
4.19 Sunday 10 Miles
Total 20 Miles and 5X800 speed workout (I excluded the 14 miles as part of Week 5)
My next race is planned for May 9, 2015 and will be a half marathon! Very excited and looking forward to racing again. What's your rule of thumb for workout when sick - is it a black and white rule or are there exceptions?
Here's to BQ'ing in 2015,
Yvonne
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