Last week was a little bit out of whack. Not just from running, but life in general.
B was away all week on a work trip and didn’t get back until Saturday afternoon. He was gone for six nights, not that I was counting. This meant that I had to handle all the middle of the night wakings, daycare drop-offs and pick-ups, dressing and changing, preparing the food, and everything that he usually helps with. It was harder and more tiring than I thought, and running was an afterthought.
Luckily, in terms of running, it went a little better than I expected. I typically run early in the morning when B and FW are still sleeping. I usually go to the gym but I wasn’t going to leave FW by himself this week obviously. Still, I managed to get in a few runs while he was at daycare so I did not and out the week with zero!
I rounded out the week with just under 19 miles:
Sunday: 0 miles. B and my parents left that morning/early afternoon and I was home alone with FW for the day. I did managed to go out for a few walks with him since the weather was gorgeous – it was 80 and sunny!
Monday: 3.1 miles outside at 8’36” average pace! I was a little bit early on my way to pick up FW from daycare, so I decided to go for a quick run around the neighborhood before grabbing him. And quick it was – I was anxious to see him so I ran fast!
Tuesday: 3.1 miles. I didn’t plan to run, but a meeting I had scheduled after work suddenly got postponed, so I ended up having 30 minutes to kill before I had to pick up FW from daycare. I decided to hop on the treadmill and do some speedwork to make it count. I ended up doing 2×800 m at 7.7 mph, 1600 m at between 6.8 and 7.2 mph and then a final 800 m at 7.7 mph. I did a little walking in between each set and got to a 5k total.
Wednesday: none.
Thursday: 4.5 treadmill miles. 3.5 running and 1 mile cool down. Confession – this run did NOT feel good. Not sure if it was the peanut butter I had eaten beforehand (peanut butter does not agree with me and running), but my stomach hurt the whole time and I could barely go 6.2 mph – much slower than my Monday run!
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Friday: none. Daycare was closed and I was home alone with FW and it was RAINY. We did manage to get in two short walks when the rain turned into a drizzle, but it was not the best day for being outside, sadly.
Saturday: 8.25 indoor miles. It wasn’t the 11 on my schedule, but considering how the week had gone, I was happy to get in any run. Plus, the weather was ICKY. I was supposed to do a long run with my sister-in-law, but it was 40 degrees, raining an 25+mph winds. She had done a 5k in the morning and wasn’t feeling going back out in the awful weather. As soon as B got home from his trip, I hopped on the treadmill. My goal was to get to 5-7 and I was pleased to get to 7.55 plus a cool down.
And that was it for the week – 18.95 miles!
Yes, a little less mileage than I’d like a few weeks before the race, but more than I was expecting with B out of town and super soggy and windy weather all week.
Some questions for you:
- When is your next race?
- What’s your longest treadmill run?
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Well done! That’s a lot more than I would have managed with everything you had to juggle. It’s winter in my part of the world now, so I am going to start running on the treadmill again. Dreading it as I love being outdoors. I will try and save my long runs for weekends though. I think the longest I have done on a treadmill is around 4 km.
Husband travel is THE WORST. The longest mine has been gone is three nights…couldn’t imagine 6!
Glad you can relate and I’m not alone!! I hope I don’t have to do to again anytime soon.
Way to get your workouts in. My hubby was gone for the exact amount of time, returned Saturday afternoon and left again yesterday morning until Thursday night. It gets old and yes, fitting everything in is a real challenge. My longest treadmill run is 22 miles. It was my final long run before my first Boston, and we got 8″ of snow with a whole bunch of freezing rain on top of it. Truly we can do anything if we want it bad enough.
22 miles is insane! You are amazing. But you gotta do what you gotta do and it sounds like I would prefer that then running in snow and ice
I despised when hubby was away from home for business for more than a few days. So much to do and training went out the window. But great job in getting some runs done!