I have to say, if I can just get through this week of training and fitting in my workouts, things should be good from here on out. The theme for the past few weeks of training has been just ‘get er done’. Between early morning and late evening events for work, the EPIC Relays, a sick toddler, and traveling out of town for a wedding this weekend, I will be ready for my schedule to settle down! Doesn’t life realize I have a marathon to train for!!! Geez!
Last Week’s Training: July 23-29
Monday- Supposed to do 7 @ 9:00 pace but time only allowed for 4 @ 8:50.
Tuesday- I had intended to wake up early and do 3-4 miles this morning but I needed to be at 2 different events that morning so I had to scratch that plan. Here is Denver Civic Eats at Civic Park (lots of truck vendors offering their yummy food). You should check it out sometime if you are in the area. Tuesdays 11:30-1.
Civic Park before the crowds rolled in
I did go to my very first organized track workout with the Colorado Columbines Tuesday evening. On the schedule was 6×800 @ 3:20 w/ 400 recovery jogs. I showed up late so I didn’t have time for a warm up; I just got right to it. My 800s looked like this: 3:26, 3:21, 3:18, 3:22, 3:21, 3:21. I was pretty happy with this. And I tell you what, it is really nice having someone yell out your splits to you while you are running. I finished out the day with 6 miles.
Wednesday- I managed a 5 miler recovery jog at 8:44 pace. A fundraising event this evening for work made for a late night. But I got to get dressed up and eat fancy food and mingle with fancy people that I can’t relate to (thanks for donating a lot of money to our program. oh wow, your donation was my entire paycheck for a year, thanks). This is what my office looked like when I got there Wednesday morning.
Thursday- I am so tired. I think the lack of sleep from the past 2 weeks is really starting to catch up with me. I decide to take a rest day (no yoga, no spinning, no weight training). I’m a slug.
Friday- Day 2 of feeling like a slug. Still so tired. Got a babysitter because our neighbors (and friends) invited us to sit in the club seats for the Rockies game. Pretty awesome! It was also their first night away from baby Zoey.
Rockies lost… again
Saturday- 10 miler with Nina at Waterton Canyon. This was not a good run for me, but I made it through. But the super cool (and kind of scary) thing was all of the wildlife we saw. We saw big horn sheep and a black bear cub. We didn’t see mama bear, thank goodness, but baby bear was seriously just 20 feet away. A hiker stopped us to warn us so we walked with him for a bit until the bear cub walked up into the trees. Phew.
Nina has a bird named Patches. Sometimes, he’s my buddy. He makes me feel like a pirate, Arggg!
Saturday afternoon was spent at the golf course for the 8th Annual Rourke Golf Tournament (big fun). Jim was proudly teaching Noah a thing or two. The after party was a lot of fun too. Noah wasn’t invited to that. I’m not ready for Jim to teach Noah a thing or two about that.
Sunday- again with the slug-like day. I at least looked at my marathon training plan, that’s something.
Upcoming Week July 30th – Aug 5th
Monday- 7 miles @ 9:00 pace. I would love to fit in a strength workout or yoga, but we’ll see.
Tuesday- track workout with the Colorado Columbines. I’m determined to get my 800s under 3:20!!
Wednesday- spin class and yoga
Thursday- I have to do my long run this day due to my travel schedule. 18 miles, here we go!!
Friday- 3-4 miles early morning before work and my flight to Tennessee.
Saturday- rest day, if you can call driving 3 1/2 hours followed by an afternoon wedding reception a rest day.
Sunday- Driving back to Tennessee and catching a flight. Man, I would love to squeeze in a 3 miler but we’ll see how I’m feeling after that afternoon wedding reception 
How do you make sure to fit in your workouts? I can’t seem to fit in anything other than my runs, lately. I’m such a slacker!
Tags: Colorado, exercise, Half marathon, healthy-living, marathon training, Outdoors
