Week 10 of 2015, Week 5 of Marathon training

Week 10 of 2015, week 5 of Marathon training

Monday:  Ran 3.10 miles on a treadmill. .5 walk Tried a new class, BodyFlow which is a mixture of Yoga, Tai Chi, Pilates.    Taught Body Sculpt after work.
Tuesday:Sculpt and 6 mile run on treadmill since outside was super icy from ice storm that morning
Wednesday:Swam 2000 Yards, Ran 3.10, miles, body sculpt class
Thursday:Rest, stretching, walking, yoga poses
Friday:Swam 1300 yards, taught body sculpt, ran 6.02 miles
Saturday 8.35 miles outside running.
Sunday:.5 mile walk


Totals for Week 10 of 2015
Ran: 26.57 miles
Swam: 3300 yards = 1 mile 1540 yards
Body Flow class:  1
Sculpt classes:  4
Walking: 1 mile


How I felt this week: Pretty good until after Friday nights run, my right ankle was unhappy and hurt.  I put on an ankle brace and iced it good.  Wore compression socks all night.  The next morning woke up like nothing ever was wrong.  Was able to run 8 miles on Saturday.  The first 6 miles felt really good.  Didn't feel good the last 2, my stomach was upset.  Learned a good lesson about what not to eat when you run in the afternoon versus early morning.  Sunday I woke up sick.  Bad headache, tight throat, dizzy.  Took a short walk in afternoon.  Didn't feel good so turned back for home.

Totals for Year 2015
Swimming:   27,578 Yards=   15 miles 1178 yards
Elliptical :    14.45 miles
Biking:          274 minutes 
Zumba:        5.5 classes
Sculpt:         45 classes
Body Pump:  1 class
Body Flow:    1 class
Walking:   18.10 miles
Running:      196.46 miles

A super cool underground Cave race

The race takes place the 3rd Saturday of February.  It is called SpeRUNking.  You run either a 3 or 12 mile race in the Crystal City underground caves in Missouri.   I found out about this race from my friend Lisa, who posted it on facebook.  I mentioned it to Brenden and he was so excited about it so I signed us up.  Scott wanted to do the race as well, but you have to be 14 to be able to sign up.  Alyssa had a show choir competition so she couldn't go either.

We drove down to Missouri the day before the race and thank goodness we did because a HUGE ice storm was coming in to impact the area. We were worried that our race would be cancelled. It said on the website that even though the race was in a cave and the cave is always 56 degrees year round that if travel was preventing their volunteers to be there then they would cancel. We arrived around 6p.m. and it had just started raining at that point. By 9p.m. it was freezing rain. We woke up the next morning to our car like this below.  I am so glad they didn't cancel the race.  We were in a hotel only 2 miles down the road and the roads were slushy, but driveable.  The race ended up being awesome.  Results are here. Check out #25 overall, that is Brenden!

The car was frozen solid.  it was hard to get into it.  Thankfully we had an ice scraper with us.

 

You can see how bad the roads were driving into the cave.

We arrived and took a before shot.  It was cold outside, but warm in the cave!

Brenden running ahead of our entire wave (group).  There are groups that start every 5 minutes.  Brenden won our wave.  However didn't win overall since there were 10 waves per hour for 2 hours.  Ended up being around 890 people total.  He was 25th overall.  Pretty awesome fast running.

Jason and I starting out.  I was wearing a stupid light up vest thinking it would help me see in the cave better.  I was wrong, you need a very good running light on your head.

Brenden going through his first obstacle.  Freezing cold water.

The water was so cold that your feet went numb.

There were lots of hills in the cave.  Not too steep, just tons of fun.

A funny picture.

Finish line!

Our race bibs

Sign outside cave.

Front of shirt

Back of shirt

The finishing medal.

Would I do the race again?  Yes most definitely.  In fact, maybe next time I'll do the Extreme Sand-mine Challenge of 12 miles.

Week 9 of 2015/Week 4 of Marathon Training!

Week 9 of 2015, week 4 of Marathon training

Monday:  Ran 3.03 miles at pace outside -6 degrees 5m.p.h. winds., Body Sculpt class after work
Tuesday:early morning Body Sculpt class.Afternoon Body Sculpt class, Ran 6.02 miles outside 32 degrees 15m.p.h. winds!
Wednesday:2100 Yards swam, 21 minutes biked, 1 mile on treadmill early morning, 2.03 miles outside in deep snow after work.
Thursday:2 miles elliptical, stretching, rest day.
Friday:Sculpt and 3.5 miles running on treadmill.  2.5miles running  outside.
Saturday:10.25 miles running 1 mile walking, 1000 yards swimming, Body Pump Class
Sunday: Rest day, foam rolling, yoga poses, stretching!

Totals for Week 9 of 2015

3100 Yards swam
28.33 miles running
2 miles elliptical
21 minutes biked
5 Body Sculpt classes
1 Body Pump class
Walked 1 mile

How I felt this week:  Pretty good.  My best run was Tuesday's run outside.  The weather was cold, but not freezing.  I loved every mile and felt good.  Wednesday's early morning swim was great.  I went 2 laps faster in the time I had than in previous swims.  Saturday's long run was on the treadmill and that was hard, but I made sure I had music this time and played around with speeds, upping my speed every tenth of a mile for a mile when I would get bored.  For the most part, I was able to keep a nice consistent 11 minute mile pace for my long run.  I know outside I could do a 10 minute mile, but outside was negative 7 degrees and I felt unsafe for a really long run that would take me 2 hours so I choose to suffer it out inside.  Iowa forecast shows that in the next 10 days weather is going to be in the 30's.  This will be safe for my next long run!


Totals for Year 2015
Swimming:   24,278 Yards=   13 miles 1398 yards
Elliptical :    14.45 miles
Biking:          274 minutes 
Zumba:        5.5 classes
Sculpt:         41 classes
Body Pump:  1 class
Walking:   17.10 miles
Running:      169.89 miles

This is how we have to bundle up in Iowa  to be able to run outside when it is negative 6 degrees with 15 m.p.h. winds.  It is not fun and your eyes get cold.  Also, it was so cold that my mask got stuck to my bottom eyelashes on my right eye.   Can't wait for spring.

Week 8 of 2015

Week 8 of 2015, week 3 of 18 of Marathon training.

Monday: swam 1100 yards, ran 3.5 miles, walked 1 mile, biked 70 minutes. Sculpt class
Tuesday:  Sculpt class twice (morning and night)5 mile run, .5 mile walk
Wednesday:taught Sculpt, Ran 3 miles, walked .65 Miles
Thursday:  1800 yards swam,21 minutes biking.
Friday:Ran 2 miles and body sculpt class
Saturday:walked 1 mile on hotel treadmill to warm up, Ran 1 mile on treadmill in hotel,  ran 3 mile obstacle race in cave in Crystal City, MO.  Ran 3.03miles outside in Iowa.
Sunday:Yoga stretches, walked 2.25 miles outside, lots of stretching.

Totals for Week 8 of 2015 and week 3 of Marathon training:
Swim distance:2900 yards or 1.65 miles
Biking minutes:  91 minutes (55 of it was a hard spin class)
Running miles:20.53
Walking miles:5.40 miles
Body Sculpt classes:5

How I felt this week:
Pretty good for the most part. I'm really happy about getting in biking and swimming miles! I feel that cross training is a vital part of Marathon training.

Part of my biking minutes this week was a spin class so I worked much harder during that class. Monday I was off work because of President's day, this helped me get in an extra long workout.   My run on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday were on a treadmill.  The run on Tuesday I just couldn't get into it, it was hard work to complete all 5 miles, so when it was completed of course I felt amazing and very accomplished.

The run on Saturday on the hotel treadmill wasn't fun because it was a super crappy treadmill, one of the worst I've ever ran on, but it was an ice storm outside so I couldn't go outside to 1/10th of an inch of ice everywhere, too dangerous.  I was going to do 4 miles on the treadmill so I could get 7 miles in for the day (including the race we were doing in the cave), but decided that I would wait until we arrived home from Missouri to run outside in Iowa, then I did just that, we arrived home at 5:30p.m. on Saturday, I quickly dressed to run outside and had an amazing 3 mile run outdoors while the daylight stuck around for a few more minutes!

Totals for Year 2015
Swimming:   21,178 Yards=   12 miles 58 yards
Elliptical :    12.45 miles
Biking:          253 minutes
Zumba:        5.5
Sculpt:         36 classes
Walking:   16.10 miles
Running:      141.56 miles

The marathon I picked is Sunburst Marathon in South Bend, IN

Running on the beach

During the 4th week of 2015, I had the opportunity to go to Marco Island, Florida with some friends and they took a picture of me running on the beach. What an awesome time we all had there!  This picture is a great memory.

Week 7

Monday:  Swam 1600 yards, ran 3.5 miles inside, Body Sculpt
Tuesday:  taught Sculpt twice. Ran 5.25 miles inside
Wednesday: Ran3.13 miles outside, Sculpt and Zumba.
Thursday:  Elliptical 2.5 miles, yoga stretches, rest day.
Friday: Sculpt, 5.01 mile run outside, taught 1/2 of a Zumba class.
Saturday: Swam 2200 yards,9.10 miles on treadmill.
Sunday:  Walked 2 miles, yoga stretches, a nap and lots of rest.


Week 7 of 2015 totals (week 2 of marathon training)
Swam 3800 yards or 2 miles 280 yards
Ran 25.99 miles
5 Sculpt classes
1.5 Zumba classes
Elliptical 2.5 miles
Walked 2 miles

Totals for Year 2015
Swimming:   18,278 Yards=   10 miles 698 yards
Elliptical :    12.45 miles
Biking:          162 minutes
Zumba:        5.5
Sculpt:         31 classes
Walking:       10.7 miles
Running:      121.03 miles

An awesome week of training.  Felt amazing in my swim on Saturday and for most of my run on Saturday.  It was a LONG slow run on the treadmill on Saturday and I wouldn't recommend that to ANYONE, seriously, it was hard to do.   I followed the intermediate training schedule for the marathon exactly as it said to do.

Week 6 of 2015/ Week 1 of Marathon training

Monday: Sculpt
Tuesday Sculpt times 2, Ran 5.25 miles on treadmill in 58 minutes.
Wednesday: Swam 2000 yards, Ran 2.01 on treadmill in 21 minutes, Sculpt, Zumba
Thursday:4.80 miles on Elliptical
Friday:Sculpt, swam 2250 Yards, ran 1.6 miles
Saturday: Ran 8.5 miles, walked 1 mile
Sunday: Walked 2 miles, some Yoga

Totals:
5 Sculpt classes
1 Zumba class
Swam 4250 Yards
Ran 17.36 miles
Elliptical 4.80 miles
No biking this week.


Totals for year 2015:

Swimming:   14,478 Yards=   8 miles 398 yards
Elliptical :     9.95 miles
Biking:          162 minutes
Zumba:        4
Sculpt:         26 classes
Walking:       8.7 miles
Running:       95.04

I had a crazy thought this week and booked a marathon!  Ha, what was I thinking?  A third Marathon!!  Okay, so I did it and had a great first week of training, all except for bike miles.

 I'm following an intermediate training plan of Hal Higdon's see it here:  Hal Higdon Intermediate training plan for Marathon.

I chose this because I have done 2 marathons before and I'm running close to the miles in this program some weeks.  Some weeks I have spent more effort on biking or swimming due to triathlon training.  I've decided that I am strong enough to do both Half Iron Olympic training AND this intermediate training for a marathon.   I know going into this that there will be times that my swimming and biking miles will be more of a focus, however those are great cross training miles and I'm okay with that.

Week 5 of 2015

Monday:Sculpt, lots of walking, probably close to 3 miles, wasn't measured.
Tuesday:Sculpt times 2
Wednesday:ran 2.5 miles, Sculpt, Zumba
Thursday:Swam 1000 yards, ran 4.01 miles
Friday:Biked 15 minutes, Ran 1 mile, sculpt class
Saturday: Swam 700 yards, biked 30 minutes hard, ran 2 miles.  Indoor Triathlon
Sunday rested big time.

Over all a super lazy week.  I didn't get out and run much.  This can't happen again.

Totals for Week 5
5 Sculpt classes
1 Zumba
Ran 9.51 miles
Biked 15 regular plus 30 Vigorous minutes in Indoor Triathlon, achieved 19 miles on a Spin bike
Swam 1700 Yards
Walked 2 miles

Totals for year 2015:

Swimming:   10,228 Yards=   5 miles 1428 yards
Elliptical :     5.15 miles
Biking:          162 minutes
Zumba:        3
Sculpt:         21 classes
Walking:       5.7 miles
Running:       77.68

Great for week 5: Participated in an Indoor Triathlon, placed 3rd in my age group out of 7 in my age group.  I was only 2 tenths of a mile away from 2nd in my age group and 3 tenths of a mile away from 1st in my age group.  I've come a long way in this Indoor Triathlon in strength on the bike.  I've done this one 5 years and never placed or even came close to placing in my age group until this year.  Feeling great about training and overall strength.  Ready to make bigger goals!

Week 4 of 2015

Monday:  Swam 1800 Yards, Sculpt class, 1.15 miles elliptical
Tuesday:Sculpt X's 2
Wednesday:Sculpt, Zumba
Thursday:Sculpt, 1 mile walking
Friday:Ran 2.5 on treadmill in Clearwater, Florida.   Ran 3.5 on Marco Island outside.  Swam lots of laps in Marriot pool, around 500 yards.  Swam in the open ocean for 20 minutes.
Saturday:Ran 4 miles on the beach in Marco Island.   1 mile treadmill,  Spin class 50 minutes. Some weights, 50 knee crunches on ball.
Sunday:ran 6.05 on Marco Island beach.(awesome experience, all of it)  Walked 1.5 miles on beach. Swam 750 Yards in laps in Marriott pool.

Totals for week 4

Swam 3050 Yards
1.15 miles elliptical
5 Sculpt classes
1 Zumba class
2.5 miles walking
Ran17.05 miles
Biking 50 hard minutes.


Totals for year 2015:

Swimming:   8528 Yards=   4 miles and 1488 yards.
Elliptical :     5.15 miles
Biking:          117 minutes
Zumba:         2
Sculpt:         16 classes
Walking:       3.7 miles
Running:       68.17

Such a great week spent in Marco Island, Florida.  Loved running on the beach.

Week 3

Monday January 12th:  Ran 2.05 miles outside - 13 degrees 15 m.p.h. winds=COLD,  Sculpt class,2 miles on elliptical.
Tuesday:  2 Sculpt classes
Wednesday:2 miles elliptical, Sculpt
Thursday: Ran 5.27 miles
Friday:Sculpt
Saturday: Ran 7 miles, biked 35 minutes, swam 1.55 miles
Sunday:  Walked 1.2 miles

5 Sculpt classes
4 miles on the elliptial
Swam 1.55 miles
Biked 35 minutes
Ran 14.32 miles
Walked 1.2 miles

Totals for year
11 Sculpt classes
4 miles elliptical
5478 yards swimming
67 minutes biking
51.12 Running
1.2 miles walking