Week 7–here we go! This one had some off moments but overall I made all of my training happen and ran outside every day, which makes me super happy. Monday was 7 miles with some snow flurries I wasn’t expecting, but it made for pretty scenery. Tuesday I had a track workout on the books so was excited to join the HHRC crew. This was a fun one–400s with 5 minute tempos alternating HMGP and MGP in between. It definitely kicked my butt but I was happy I went, as always. It’s really motivating to have pacers to chase and buddies to run with.
Wednesday a storm had been predicted but it wasn’t nearly as bad as they made it out to be. I kept it really slow and easy for a morning 4 miler and headed to the yoga studio after work for some much-needed hip opening. Thursday the roads were fairly icy and I had a rough start to my run, ending up on a slippery path and having to dive inside for a bathroom stop after the first mile. I picked it back up though and found a better spot, and ended up running some paces that made me really happy (7:08 for the first 2 miles and 7:07 for the second set, goal was between 7:05 and 7:15). Friday was a much-needed rest day before Saturday’s 16 miler.
Friday night I didn’t sleep super well, but I got up and managed to meet up with my run crew for a spin along the Charles River. It was nice and warm–high 30s to low 40s–but windy, and I was SO glad to have my girls with me. We were having such a good time running and chatting we didn’t even realize nobody had brought a phone for our post-run selfie! Luckily we were reconvening later on for game night and drinks, so we got our shot in then. Next week is Denise’s last long run before she moves to Cali, so we’re getting as much quality time in as possible.
The rest of the weekend was filled with the women’s march, brunch, and house hunting–J and I are saving our pennies and hope to buy something in the next year or so. Today was warm enough for short sleeves, so I had to head out for a 5 mile easy run. I totally overdressed but loved being out in the sun. This January thaw is a-ok by me!
Week 7: 46.8
- Monday: 7 easy miles
- Tuesday: Track! 4×400 at 10k, 5 min tempo, 3×400 at 5k, 5 min tempo, 2×400 at mile for 7 total
- Wednesday: 4 snowy recovery miles, 75 minute vinyasa yoga
- Thursday: Tempo! 2 up, 2×2 at HMGP, 1 down for 7.4 total
- Friday: Rest day
- Saturday: 16 miles
- Sunday: 5 easy
Linking up with The Weekly Wrap (hosted by Hoho Runs and Taking the Long Way Home).
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Its so great to see everyone thawing out! This winter has been really tough for most of us. Looks like you had a good week of training!
Great week! How fun to have some friends around for those long runs. Good luck with the house hunting. That’s a super stressful process.
Running with good gal pals certainly does help with those long mileage runs! Great job getting outside for all of your runs this week too. Take your time to find the perfect home and have fun with that house hunting! Thanks for linking.
You’ve got a lot going on! I can imagine the house market in the Boston area is competitive- good luck! And how lucky you are to have a great group of running friends for the long run miles- makes them so much more enjoyable! Great week!
Great job on that tempo run! Have fun with house hunting – if your market is anything like out here, I hope it is as least stressful as possible!