Week 5 Recap



What's not to love about this running view?  It keeps me coming back!

Week 5 of 12 on the road to the Windward Half Marathon:

Training Log

Sunday: Stretch and Strength - Rest and relaxation! 

Monday: 4 mile run -  Ran a good pace today.  Was a bit faster than last week!  Yay!

Tuesday: Speed work - 7 x 400 5K pace - Treadmill work today.  Short, fast, and to the point.

Wednesday: 3 mile run and strength - Just like Monday, this run was faster than last week.  I can see improvement!  That's encouraging.

Thursday: Rest day -  For the first time in 2 weeks, I actually took the assigned rest day.  Felt great.

Friday: 3 mile run - This run seems to be a bit slower for me consistently.  Don't know if it's because of the rest day, or just because it's the end of a long week.  Plowed through.

Saturday:  8 mile run -  Just like the 7 miler from last week, this was a hard run.  Felt my legs burning by mile 5.  My time wasn't too bad though.  These runs are training my mind as well as my body.  Mental toughness is key.

The best thing about this week:   Now that I've completed 5 weeks, this running routine is really turned into a habit.  I feel odd on the rest days, like I really should be running...

The biggest challenge of this week:  The long runs on Saturday mornings are starting to make weekend plans more challenging.  I can't just schedule an impromptu camping trip or morning surf session with the kids.  It will be worth it.  Don't think, just move...



I have to keep reminding myself it's only week 5. I still have time to improve my speed. I'm trying to focus on the fact that I'm sticking with this plan and not worry too much about beating my last half marathon time. It's been a few years. I'm learning to be nice to myself.