This was a huge and hugely successful week of training! First, this will be my last weekly update until mid-March–J and I are heading to New Zealand for our honeymoon on Wednesday and I’ll be mostly offline while I’m there. Follow me over on Instagram to see live updates from our adventures. I’ll definitely be running and hiking, but with no particular mileage goals. I want to fully embrace the experience 🙂
Back to week 11–I started the week off with 7 easy, creaky miles. Having switched my rest day from Sunday to Friday, I find Mondays are a little tough since I’m dealing with some residual soreness from my long runs. All the more reason to keep things nice and easy. Tuesday was my one big workout of the week and I was excited to be able to save it for the evening–I have trained myself to be a morning runner, but I definitely can dig deeper when I’m not running on empty. The first set of the 3×2 mile workout felt a little rough at a 7:09 pace, but the second one was steadier at 7:06 and the third I felt like I really locked onto the pace, and averaged a 6:54 🙂
The sunset didn’t hurt either!
Wednesday was recovery, and then Thursday I had a longer easy run (and another gorgeous view of the city). I did my core and strength work and really focused on form–man it was tough! It’s not fun but so good to get it done.
Friday was a much-needed rest day while Alexa and I hit the road to the Cape before Saturday’s Martha’s Vineyard 2o miler. I’ll have a recap up in the next couple of days, but we had a blast! It was an incredibly well-organized event on a gorgeous day (mid-30s and sunny). Despite a hilly second half, it was a perfect way to get my first 20 miler of this cycle done. 
Today I enjoyed the gorgeous snow from an overnight storm and J and I did a morning yoga class–a great start to working out the kinks. This afternoon once most of the snow had melted away I did my recovery run. Onto two more days of work before we jet off–can’t wait!!!
Week 11: 52.2 miles
- Monday: 7 easy
- Tuesday: 3×2 miles at HMGP for 9 total
- Wednesday: 3.6 recovery miles
- Thursday: 8.3 easy miles, mini band work + core
- Friday: Rest day!
- Saturday: 20 mile race
- Sunday: 60 minute yoga, 4.1 recovery miles
Linking up with The Weekly Wrap (hosted by Hoho Runs and Taking the Long Way Home).
Shorter and Faster 
Nice job on the 20 miler. I look forward to your race recap! I’ve always wanted to visit New Zealand. I’m sure you will stay active with outdoor adventures while there. Enjoy your honeymoon! Thanks for linking.
Sounds like you had a great week before your vacation. Now you can go relax and not worry about your specific runs. New Zealand sounds awesome! Enjoy!
Wow! A honeymoon in the middle of Boston training. Sounds like you’re pretty relaxed about it all. I hope you have a wonderful trip and I look forward to reading all about it! Enjoy!
Thanks for linking!
Have a fabulous honeymoon! I look forward to hearing more about it.
Have a fabulous time in New Zealand! I lived there for 3 years as a child and don’t remember much of it, but my parents always talk so fondly of the hiking trails. Apparently I was regularly dragged as a little 2 year old to go hiking with them!