Half Marathon Training Week 12

So according to plans I could

• lift once, 4 mi, 3 mi, 2 mi,  and 13.1 mi race
• lift once, 4 mi, 3 mi, 30 min tempo,  and 13.1 mi race
• 3 mi, 2 mi, 3 mi pace, and 13.1 mi race
• 3 mi, 3 mi, 4 mi (2 x 1600 at 8:15), and 13.1 mi race (8:56 pace 1:57:10)

Here's what I did.

Monday: Rest. I did burpees.

Tuesday: Rest. I did burpees.

Wednesday: Rest. I did burpees

Thursday: I ran a rough ~3 miles myself. I didn't even push Ella. If I ran faster than a 10 min pace my stomach hurt. (I used approximate above because my Garmin said 3.02 and mapmyrun said 3.21 miles.) I also did burpees.

Friday:  Rest day (I did 45 burpees!)

Saturday: I ran the race! It was a half marathon but my garmin said 13.24 mi.  (Race recap to be posted later) 

Sunday:  Rest

Total Running Mileage: 16.35
Total other things: 5 burpee activities

Summary: I barely ran. I barely did anything. This was a bad 3 week lead up to a race! Very bad. My hips are so sore. 

Now I have to figure out what comes next. I am thinking a marathon but it's in 6 weeks! 

Week 11 of Half Marathon Training

October 12-18

So according to plans I could

• lift twice, 5 mi, 3 mi, 5 mi, 60 min cross, 10 mi 
• lift twice, 5 mi, 3 mi, 10 x 400 5k pace, 3 mi pace, 12 mi 
• 3 mi, 3 mi, 5 mi pace, cross, and 12 mi 
• 3 mi, 3 mi, 6 mi (tempo 4 @8:52),  2 mi, and 13 mi

Here's what I did.

Monday: Rest

Tuesday: I ran 4.03 miles. It was hilly in my old neighborhood. My garmin and mapmyrun didn't correspond because I paused my garmin to get a rock out of my shoe and forgot to unpause. I kind of took the difference of the two because I think mapmyrun was a little long. 

Wednesday: I went for a short walk with Dave.

Thursday: Rest.

Friday:  I did my long run from the previous week and it wasn't even that long. :(  I ran about 8.2 miles. I didn't unpause my garmin once but that was for only about .25 mi but still mapmyrun and my garmin were 3/4 mile off!  I split the difference again. It was so boring. I also ran a few miles with gloves on. I kind of enjoyed the cold!

Saturday: I didn't really exercise but did a ton of lift Ella up from the ground all the way up to above my head. I'd be squatting and stand up and lift her too. I got quite sore. Then I did a ton of push-ups.

Sunday:  Rest.

Total Running Mileage: 12.23
Total other things: 1 random exercises, 1 walk

Summary: I'm quite bummed again about my low mileage. Running at my parents was tough. Not tough from the hills although that was tough, but tough because I had to coordinate with a lot of people.

November Workout Goals

I'm making my November goals the same goals I've had in the recent months. Maybe I'll make more than 1 this time.

I'm keeping all the goals the same as I did in August even though I didn't meet a bunch in August  (and I didn't meet any in September).

1. Complete 16 cardio workouts (running, exercise bike, elliptical, or workout video)  
2. Complete 13 core workouts 
3. Frequency: Run 12 times. 
4. Distance: Run 60 total miles 
5. Workout with Dave 5 times. 
6. Lift weights 10 times. 
7. Exercise 5 times that aren't considered cardio above (mainly thinking about walks here that don't fit in anywhere) 
8. Have 3 double workout days (morning + evening, lunch + evening, etc) 
9. Stretch for 10 consecutive minutes 2 times  
10. Do foam roller exercises 3 times 
11. Do yoga 1 time.

I have a few other goals that are related to exercise but aren't me working out.

1. Have a photo shoot to get some athletic pictures for at the top of this post.
2. No more than 12 rest days all month 
3. No more than 3 consecutive rest days.

October Workout Goals - How I did

Here's how I did

1. Complete 16 cardio workouts = 13
2. Complete 13 core workouts  = 7
3. Frequency: Run 12 times = 10
4. Distance: Run 60 total miles = 25.02 
5. Workout with Dave 5 times. = 2
6. Lift weights 10 times. = 9 
7. Exercise 5 times that aren't considered cardio above (mainly thinking about walks here that don't fit in anywhere) = 2
8. Have 3 double workout days (morning + evening, lunch + evening, etc) = 5
9. Stretch for 10 consecutive minutes 2 times  = 1
10. Do foam roller exercises 3 times = 2
11. Do yoga 1 time = 0

I have a few other goals that are related to exercise but aren't me working out.

1. Have a photo shoot to get some athletic pictures for at the top of this post. = 0
2. No more than 12 rest days all month (stretching or doing foam roller exercises means it is not a rest day)  = 15
3. No more than 3 consecutive rest days. = Happened 2 times

I'm actually surprised my mileage is so low because I thought I was running more.  I was so close to so many goals. I know I worked out more than a lot lately but really I only made 1 goal.  I'm most proud of how many times I lifted weights. 

October Workout Goals

I'm keeping all the goals the same as I did in August even though I didn't meet a bunch in August  (and I didn't meet any in September).

1. Complete 16 cardio workouts (running, exercise bike, elliptical, or workout video)  
2. Complete 13 core workouts 
3. Frequency: Run 12 times. 
4. Distance: Run 60 total miles 
5. Workout with Dave 5 times. 
6. Lift weights 10 times. 
7. Exercise 5 times that aren't considered cardio above (mainly thinking about walks here that don't fit in anywhere) 
8. Have 3 double workout days (morning + evening, lunch + evening, etc) 
9. Stretch for 10 consecutive minutes 2 times  
10. Do foam roller exercises 3 times 
11. Do yoga 1 time.

I have a few other goals that are related to exercise but aren't me working out.

1. Have a photo shoot to get some athletic pictures for at the top of this post.
2. No more than 12 rest days all month (stretching or doing foam roller exercises means it is not a rest day)  
3. No more than 3 consecutive rest days. (the only change. It was 2 days before)

If you are curious how they compare month to month, you can look at old months or I might post my excel file.  I used to put in parenthesis what the old months goals were and if I met them but that cluttered it all up too much.