Week in Review - 1/29

In case you missed my big announcement on Tuesday, I started training for an ultramarathon (55k) this week. It is a little intimidating and scary, but mostly exciting! I'll really be pushing myself, but also really listening to my body.

I mentioned I created my own training plan and wasn't really following anything tried & true. The race is in the beginning of April, so I have about 11 weeks to train (well, 10 more to go now). I'm focusing not just on running, but also on strength and stretching and rest.

I'm starting out with only 3 days of running (Wed, Sat, Sun), two rest days (Mon, Fri), and 2-3 days of strength workouts (Tue, Wed, Fri). I'm sure I'll be adjusting as I go.

Monday, 1/23

The Plan ↠ REST
Reality  ↠ REST

Tuesday, 1/24

The Plan ↠ The Complete Crush | 45 min
Reality ↠ The Complete Crush | 48 min
This was a rep-based workout. I'm usually so slow at rep-based workouts, but I'm getting better! I really pushed myself during this workout and really took advantage of the 1 min seated deep breathing reps that were scattered in. I was definitely feeling this the next few days.

Wednesday, 1/25

The Plan ↠ Easy 2 mile run + LeanFit Benchmark
Reality ↠ 2 mile run with Sallie (11:35 min/mi pace) + Benchmark
Sallie did pretty good on this run with me! She's been very pokey lately, so I was pretty pleased that we managed this pace.

After the run, I did the Nike+ benchmark workout. It was 3 sets of:

30 Run in Place
25 Bodyweight Squats
20 Quick Feet In and Outs
15 Push-ups (I modified and did them on my knees)
10 Lateral Bounds

It took me about 8.5 minutes, and I was really going as fast as I could! I'm hoping to see some improvement over the next few weeks.

Thursday, 1/26

The Plan ↠ The Circuit Breaker | 29 min
Reality ↠ The Circuit Breaker | 29 min
This workout was timed, instead of rep-based. Another great workout!

Friday, 1/27

The Plan ↠ REST
Reality ↠ REST

Saturday, 1/28

The Plan ↠ 2-hour run, or at least 7 miles
Reality ↠ 1.5-hour hike | 2.46 miles
One of my 2017 goals with Jeff is to discover a new trail every month. We finally got the January trail knocked out.

A photo posted by Clarinda (@enjoyingthecourse) on Jan 28, 2017 at 5:21pm PST

Sunday, 1/29

The Plan ↠ 2.5-hour run, or at least 9 miles
Reality ↠ 3-hour run | 9.48 miles
I went back out to the same trail that Jeff, Sallie and I did on Saturday. It was TOUGH! I still enjoyed it, but it was a lot of elevation and a LOT of walking. I plan on going out there most Sundays - hoping it will get a bit easier with repetition. It's part of the course for the 55k in April.

Lots and lots of switchbacks + a view of the Las Vegas Strip

January 23-29

Clean It Out, Use it Up update

Week 4: Yogurt Starter, which I used to make Dairy-Free Coconut Milk Yogurt.

I used to make this a LOT, but haven't in a very long time. I keep the yogurt starter in the freezer, so it lasts longer. Hopefully, it's still good and I'll have some delicious yogurt to eat this week. Yum yum!

What was the highlight of your week last week?
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I'm linking up today with Tricia & Holly for the Weekly Wrap as well as Ilka & Angela for Sunday Fitness & Food.