Day 5

This morning was a pace run.  I did 6.2 miles with a 8:14 pace.  A little faster than marathon pace, but a good comfortable pace.

After run I did:

2 mile walk

21-15-9 reps of:

Deadlift, 70#
Front squat, 70#

Day 4

This morning I did:

4xhill repeats
Hill was about 400m long.
I ran up hill and jogged down.
2 miles total

15 squat cleans, 40#  
30 knees-to-elbows on bar  
30 box jumps, 18-inch box  
15 jumping pull-ups  
30 shoulders-to-overheads, 40#
30 double-unders
15 thrusters, 40#
30 butterfly sit-ups  
30 burpees  
300-foot walking lunge holding 20 lbs
19:56 

The first hill repeat was tough because I was still cold, so it took a repeat before I was warmed up.  I am not a fan of hills, but I am learning to love them.

Day 3

This morning I did:

3 mile run

HERO WOD

For time:
16 deadlifts, 60 lbs
16 hang power cleans, 25 lbs
16 push presses, 25 lbs
Run 800 meters
16 deadlifts, 60 lbs
16 hang power cleans, 25 lbs
16 push presses, 25 lbs
Run 800 meters
16 deadlifts, 60 lbs
16 hang power cleans, 25 lbs
16 push presses, 25 lbs
15:20

 2 mile walk  

A very stressful day, but having a great workout today helped ease the stress.

Day 2

It is getting colder outside and it is always a struggle getting out of bed. I pushed the snooze button 3 times this morning before I got up.  On the positive I am loving running in the cooler temps.  It is jut getting out the door that is the struggle.

This morning I did:

6 mile run

30 bench press(45#)
30 db pullover (15#)
30 incline bench press(45#)
30 incline curls(25#)
50 hip raises(10#)
45 standing weighted twist(10#)
45 standing side bends(15#)
30 db shrugs(15#dbs)

I am feeling good in my runs.  I did get a little bored during my run this morning, so I need to come up with things to keep my mind occupied.  Especially when I start my longer runs.

Marathon Training

I haven't posted in awhile, but I am ready to get back on track.  I have been training and race, but now it is time to really buckle down and stayed focused.  I am running marathon #2 on February 27.   I have 15 weeks to train.  This morning I did:

3 mile run

Ladder drill

Complete as many rounds as possible in 12 minutes of:
3 snatches, 35 lbs
6 cleans, 35 lbs
9 jumping pull-ups
216 single jump
I completed 4 rounds in 12:29 

My training program for the next 15 weeks, plus light strength training.

I am back! 9/14

Life has been crazy and I have struggled with keeping up this blog, but I am back to it.  Since my last post I have trained a lot, ran a 5k, and got my wisdom teeth pulled out.  My most recent 5k went pretty well I am a little disappointed, but I just need to keep working harder.  My time was 22:22, not a pr, but considering the heat I am very happy with that time.  I was the first female to finish, but came in second to another female by 12 seconds.  Honsetly, that stung a little and I frustrated with myself for not pushing harder.  I did come in first in my age group.  Overall it was a great race and I still have lots to improve in.  Last week I got my wisdom teeth pulled out, so I only ran 3 days last week and took the rest of the week off to heal.  Now I am back to training and I am planning on doing a half marathon in 9 weeks.  I will type up my 9 week training plan sometime this week.  

This is what I did this morning:

 4 mile run

100 double-unders
500 meter run
25 step-ups with 20-lb. dumbbells to 24-inch box
10:44

10 mins. of ladder drills to help with speed and footwork.

It was so nice to get back to training after having to take 4 days off.  The weather is finally starting to cool down and today was a nice 75 degrees. It hasn't been that cool in a very long time.

Tuesday 8/11

This morning I did:

8 mile run

3 rounds for time of:
30 dumbbell shoulder presses, 30#
20 jumping pull-ups, rounds 2 and 3 I switched to push ups my body just became very sluggish after the first round.
10 bench dip
11:34

Ugh, I am so over the heat!!!!  I am ready for cooler temps!!!  My run overall was decent. Towards the end my body was getting sluggish and heavy, but I survived.  I wanted to skip strength training today, but I did it anyways.