Weekly Recaps: Week 6 #INGNYCM Training and Week 3 #BestBodyBootcamp

This week I struggled with marathon training mostly due to my shins, they just hurt I stretched, iced, compressed, drank Cheribundi, and popped ibuprofen with the hopes they would go away but by Saturday I was fearing that I would not be able to even run my long run. Thankfully when I woke up on Sunday the shin splints had miraculously disappeared and have not returned even after my 12 mile long run…..”knock on wood”.

This week I ran with my new Nike plus Sportwatch with GPS that Nike sent me along with their awesome Flyknit trainers!!! I am loving the Flyknit Trainers!! They are light and comfortable, perfect for racing!! I actually ran my fastest mile in them!!!! I had a little trouble with the GPS watch on Tuesday probably because I didn’t have it set up right but after every mile it kept lapping at .01 seconds so I had to end my workout with each mile. If you are friends with me on Daily Mile it looks like I ran like 8 times on Tuesday but I did not it was just the watch which I had fixed by the time my Thursday run rolled around. The only complaint I have is that during my long run the watch actually lost satellite reception in a couple of areas that I have never lost satellite before and I wasn’t wearing the Nike shoe sensor so there were times the watch said I was running 13 minute miles when I knew I was running faster. I am still learning how this watch works but overall I like it!!

Me post long run wearing my Nike plus Sportwatch with GPS, Ink’N'Burn outfit, Sprigs Banjees Wrist Wallet, iFitness fuel belt, and a Bondi Band.

I only ended up completing Workout A and Workout B of the Best Body Bootcamp because I had planned to do workout C on Sunday but after my long run and cooking eggplant for a few hours my neck was killing me. I actually woke Saturday morning with neck pain and had went to the chiropractor which helped but not enough for me to do workout C on Sunday. My body is just falling apart……

The breakdown:

Monday: 2 mile run in 20 minutes
Tuesday: Speedwork-0.25 mile warmup then drills then 800 x 1, 400 x 3, 800 x 1, 300 x 3 plus a recovery lap in between each lap followed by core work and finished with pick me ups (sprinting 50 yards x 8). 5 miles total
Wednesday: Best Body Bootcamp Workout A
Thursday: 4 mile run with Sarah from Running to keep up with a Toddler (49:25, 12:21 pace)
Friday: rest
Saturday: Best Body Bootcamp Workout B
Sunday: 12 Mile Long Run (2:08, 10:41 pace)

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Sunday was hot and sticky which made this run difficult to say the least. At 6 miles I drank some berry gatorade which actually ended up making me feel sick between miles 8-10 hence the decrease in pace. Next time I will just use Nuun and Gu instead, I think the Gatorade was just too sugary for me but I am glad I found this out now rather than on race day. I thought running with the Banjees wrist wallet would be annoying but I actually forgot it was there unlike the iFitness fuel belt which was annoying in the beginning but by mile 8 I got used to it. Personally I would rather run with nothing which is just what I might do on marathon day.

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Overall the week ended on a good note which was me free of shin splints. This week I just want to stay pain free and complete all the Best Body Bootcamp’s strength workouts. Friday I leave for vacation!!!! First stop Washington D.C. then we are headed to Virginia Beach for a week!!!!

How was your week?!?!

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Diane August 13, 2012 at 9:06 PM

My question is what is the point of speed work? I would get it it I was trying to run the marathon at a really fast speed, is there another reason. I know hill work is important and of course long runs for endurance. Just curious your take on the speed work thanks!!