After about 12 weeks of getting 40+ miles in a week, I decided to take it “easy” this week.
Looking at totals, I know 30+ miles isn’t quite an easy week. I still ran every day (I’m at 128 days of my running streak!). And, I still got in my step goal (11,000 steps) each day. But I was intentional about not running as much this week and didn’t get in my usual mid-week 7 miler. Instead, here’s what the week looked like:
This week marked a new milestone – 120 days of my running streak! Some of the new stats for the streak:
Another month has gone by and we’re another month in a pandemic. It’s strange, really, sometimes it feels like life is normal and we’re just having our own normal summer … albeit in masks. But then other days, my anxiety catches up with me and I don’t know how much longer we’ll be able to keep things up.
Anyway, we’ve had a pretty good past few weeks. Besides all the running I’ve been doing in the mornings (I reached 100+ days of my running streak!), we’ve been keeping busy outside as much as possible while the weather is still nice. Here’s what we’ve been up to:
Using Grandma and Grandpa’s kiddie pool! It’s been great to go over there and spend time outside.
This week included my 2nd race, the DASH ACROSS THE LAND 10K. As I mentioned last week, I hadn’t properly trained for it, or at least to run it as a race. I knew I’d be able to cover the distance — I’ve been running 4-8 miles a day for 100+ days in a row now, but I hadn’t put in any speed training. My runs were averaging more than 10 minute miles (slow for me). I had had 3 runs out of the past 40 or so that made it under 10 minutes/mile (And those were 9:54 and slower). So would I be able to get in the 9s for race day? Continue reading
When I first heard about the newest Cleveland-area virtual race, DASH ACROSS THE LAND, I had grand plans. I was going to perhaps hold off on my running streak, take a few easy days, and then start up with spadework. This would surely help me get past my running slump (I’ve been slow – for me – since getting sick in March) and bring me back to racing speeds.
Well, spoiler alert – I haven’t done any of that, and the race is next weekend!
I made it! Yesterday was DAY 100 of my Running Streak! I set out to do a few miles to keep the streak going and made it to about 6.2 miles, followed by a cool down run with both kiddos.
So what have the past 100 days looked like? Continue reading
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