I guess this is the first week of my actual training for the Pasadena marathon (90 days away) and I might have pushed it a little in terms of mileage. Ended up running about 5 miles more than I should have if I was following the proper 10% increase formula. But I was excited to start marathon training and next week is Christmas, which means lots of good food and a rest week as well (again...already...oh well).
This week I was working from home (kinda working) and because it has been pretty cold I decided to run late morning early afternoon. Seemed like a good idea, but it kind of caused some havoc with my eating schedule. Especially on Friday when I was doing a tempo run. Anyways without all the details I felt both breakfast (the coffee) and my snack in my stomach while I was running. Just another example of how in running it is best to stick to your patterns. Sure I can my schedule easily to accomadate early runs, but all changes take some time getting used to. I think that is one of the things I like about running, from a diabetic standpoint boring is good and running gives me an excuse to be boring.
Not much to say this week. My new (old) eating plan is working well. I think I am maintaining muscle mass a little better without gaining weight. Like I said last week I took Ted's advice and I am varying my daily distances and I like it so far. My speedwork this week went alright. Besides the horrible feeling in my stomach that is. I ran for the second time on the river bike path and it is very nice for tempo runs (flat and straight). I did an 18 mile long run (instead of the 16 I should have) and it felt pretty good. I am still having issues with the cold weather and I never really loosened up. But I felt pretty strong...probably could have made it to 20 at the pace I was going. Next week in Sacramento I will be bringing out all the stops (headband, long sleeves, gloves and dare I say tights) because it is going to be **** cold, and hopefully it will stop raining for like 10 minutes so I can squeeze some miles in.
Happy holidays!
Last weeks training:
Tuesday - 10.05 Mile Easy Run - 1:25:08 min, 8:28 pace
Wednesday - 3.09 Mile Easy Run - 25:56 min, 8:23 pace
Thursday - 5.02 Mile Easy Run - 41:39 min, 8:17 pace
Friday - 9.03 Mile Run w/ Tempo - 1:07:36 min, 7:29 pace
Sunday - 18.26 Mile Long Run - 2:29:57 min, 8:12 pace
Shoe Mileage - Asics DS Trainer 13 - 279.01
Weight - forgot to check ={
