Week 1 Recap

As you know, last week marked the first week of half marathon training. Overall, it went well, especially considering the residual soreness after last weekend's killer 10k.

Here's what happened:

Monday: Rest day. I spent a good amount of time rolling out my calves with a baseball. They were so very sore after the 10k on Sunday that a rest day was much needed. 10,019 steps.

Tuesday: Involuntary rest day. I wanted to run. I wanted to run SO BAD, but my calves were still very tight, and this turned into a stretch day. More rolling. 10,043 steps.

Wednesday: 4x400m. This was my first time doing intervals. I was supposed to do 5x400m, but I was tired, sore and over it by the time I hit number four. I'm definitely looking forward to more intervals. 12,600 steps.

Thursday: An easy three mile run. I did a light 10 minute pace, and enjoyed it. After work, I did NROL Stage 3. It was a bit jagged as I had to take a break midway through and resume later, but it was still a great workout. 14,419 steps.

Friday: Rest day. Only 8,789 steps. Normally I would jog in place to get the steps up to 10, but not today. I was beat, and just needed to sleep.

Saturday: Three miles at pace. I managed to run the three miles at 9:27 pace, which is fast for me, and it felt great. I should have stretched better afterward, but I was cooking for FI's work week and it fell through. Lesson learned. 10,032 steps.

Sunday: This should have been a five mile day. I went out mid afternoon planning on doing five miles, but I wimped out after three. My left calf was sore and my right heel was tender. I was hoping that both would pass after I warmed up and stretch, but the pain just got worse. I kept trying to stick it out, but called it after three miles. Three very slow miles at an 11:31 pace. I did end up walking the two miles back home, but it doesn't count as a run. Lesson learned: Stretching is important. 10,227 steps.

As a recovery week, I'd say it went fairly well. I certainly wish I could have had a successful long run on Sunday, but I learned a lesson, and that's always a good start. Thankfully today is a stretch and strengthen day, so I can continue to work out my calf soreness and let the heel rest today.

I have a 5k this Saturday, so this week is technically a race week in addition to being week two of half training. Should be fun.

On a side note: FI has midterms for the fire academy this week. If you could send positive vibes his way, that would be awesome. Thanks!