Week 3 Recap

Week 3 of 12 on the road to the Windward Half Marathon:

Training Log

Sunday: Stretch and Strength - Well, I haven't improved in this area.  By Sunday, I just want to lay around...

Monday: 3.5 mile run -  Because I missed my long run on Saturday, I made up for it today.  It was a beautiful 4th of July morning.  Ran past the folks setting up their umbrellas and chairs to watch our local parade.  Ran 6 miles.  Felt great.

Tuesday: Speed work - 6 x 400 at 5K pace -   Here's where I had to rearrange my training plan.  Since I ran 6 miles on Monday, I used this day to rest.  Normally, this week's training calls for two days of rest before a 5K race.  I'm not signed up for a race this week, so I used one of the rest days here.

Wednesday: 3 mile run and strength - Kept to the schedule on this day.  Nice Kailua morning run.  Made good time.  Not walking as much.

Thursday: Rest day -  Didn't rest but ran Tuesday's speed work on the treadmill.  It seems so easy.  Six laps is just 1.5 miles.  But ol' Hal really knows what he's talking about.  I can already see improvement in my endurance and speed.

Friday:  Rest -  I did stick to the schedule and rest on this day.

Saturday:  5K Race -  Like I mentioned, I didn't have a 5K race to enter, so my husband and I went on a 4.5 mile trail run on the beautiful Aiea Loop Trail.  You can read about my adventure here.

This week took a bit of juggling the schedule, but I think I kept true to the training direction.  I kept up with the speed work, got a good long run in, and learned a bit about how to improvise when I need to.

The best thing about this week:  Definitely the trail run.  So much fun to engage your mind on the trail.  It was fun to run with my husband.  Usually I can't keep up with him, but he slowed down a bit and I pushed myself a bit and we had fun together.

The biggest challenge of this week:  I seem to have Monday's run solved, but still need a better plan for Sunday.

Just knowing that I have to be accountable to write up my training log is great motivation for me.  I don't ever want to have to tell you that I blew off a run.  You're helping me more than you know!

Thanks!  And don't let me have all the fun, get out there and Enjoy the Run!