Week #1 of Phoenix Marathon training is in the books!

Summary:

• Miles run: 34.3
• Pilates: 1 time (maybe another today??)

Details:

• M: 7.1 miles (8:41) w/ 5 x 1k intervals
• T: 4 miles (9:14)
• W: 5.5 miles (8:56) w/ 3 strides
• Th: 5.6 miles (9:22) w/ 10 x 50m hill sprints and walking downhill backwards
• F: rest
• Sa: 4 miles (9:56)
• Su: 8.2 miles (9:27)

Thoughts:

• The week’s workouts felt ok.  Not too challenging.  Not too easy.  Just right.
• I should have done the easier end of the hill sprint workout (he said 8 – 10; I always opt for the higher number) and then maybe I wouldn’t have been so sore.
• Even though the calf soreness sucked, it sucked in a good way, ya know?  I feel like I should do some more backwards downhill walking soon, so that the legs acclimate.
• Christmas cookies will be the death of me.  I have NO will power.  I am testing out different kinds to make for our Girls 10 Cookie Exchange.  And I can’t seem to just eat one or two.  Instead, I eat 5 or 6 in a row.  Uggggg.
• I had hoped to do more pilates and some cross this week, but life got in the way.
• I did NOT sleep enough this week.  Life interfered with that too.
• Things to concentrate on in Week #2:  sleeping more; having some self control with eating Christmas Cookies; pilates at least 3 times.

104 days til race day!