Weekend Wrap Up and Week 7!

So my weekend officially ended Monday around 2:45pm  when I finished my long run. After Friday's rest day which I thoroughly enjoyed I was looking forward to really going all out on Saturday's 7 mile pace run. Though for in instant I thought I would do this on treadmill I ended up doing outside on the road to test my ability to keep on pace without treadmill.

Yet as soon as I woke on Saturday I felt drained and fatigued. I started the run hoping to shake that'll feeling off yet it was still with me well up until half way through the run. I managed to finish yet a whole minute more per min/mile than I wanted to accomplish for this distance.

Feeling disappointed and still fatigued, I sat Sunday out and resolved to do the 10 miles on Monday morning before work. Well I woke up on Monday to heavy rain and with not great light outside decided that this long run would be done midday. 

I knew a route that would be perfect as it's my driving route when I do drive into work. It would be 5 miles out and 5 miles in. Thankfully the clouds cleared up right around 1:30pm and it was warm and sunny.  This route was a slight and steady incline for the first half and then a slight and steady decline on the return which made it both tough yet enjoyable!

So week 7 looks life this

4.20 Monday 3 miles (will do on Friday as did 10 miles make run from Week 6)

4.21 Tuesday 8 mile pace

4.22 Wednesday 4 miles 

4.23 Thursday 5xhills

4.24 Friday 3 miles

4.25 Saturday 8 mile pace

4.26 Sunday 16 miles

Total - 39 miles and 5xhills

I plan on doing abs workout today after my 8 mile run (high/low planks, sit-ups and side jack knives). Chest and back on Wednesday, arms, legs and glutes on Thursday after morning hill training and shoulders and arms on Friday.

Also the 119th Boston Marathon occurred yesterday!  A moment of silence was observed for the victims of the 2013 bombing attack. Thought the weather was not that great it seems as though the race went off well and I am so proud of all the finishers! I follow two lady's blogs who ran the Boston Marathon and get my inspiration from them: TheHungerRunnerGirl and NYCRunningMama. Both these ladies are outstanding and my running models!

Here's to BQing' in 2015,

Yvonne