Run Laughlin Half Marathon Training Week 3

Week 3 of training wasn't much better than week 2. Unfortunately. :-( My toe was still hurting, plus my road trip was still happening. Since my toe was hurting, I didn't even pack running clothes for my trip. It turned out OK because I didn't really have time to run. Plus, it was quite chilly in central WA. I did manage to get in 10k steps each day, though many of those steps were upper body only. I did manage 2 runs this week, so I think I'll be able to get back on the training track for Week 4.

Training Recap Week 3: 10/09 - 10/15

Monday, 10/09
Plan - NTC Workout: Dynamic Restorative Yoga
Actual - NTC Workout: Dynamic Restorative Yoga
This was a workout in the Nike app. It was OK. Definitely not good enough to become a favorite. :) But it did feel good to stretch it out a bit. I did this at my bro-in-law's. Their dog wasn't used to someone doing yoga, and he kept getting right up in my space. It was kind of hilarious.


Tuesday, 10/10
Plan - REST
Actual - REST
We were back on the road all day. The scenery was gorgeous.

Wednesday, 10/11
Plan - Benchmark Run
Actual - Hiking/exploring Cathedral Gorge
The one stop I wanted to make on our road trip was to Cathedral Gorge. I've been wanting to go for a few years but never made the time for the 3 hour drive. All the pics looked so amazing, but experiencing it in real life was unbelievable. We arrived super tired and not super excited, but once we got down into the slot canyons, we had a blast!

Still road tripping for Week 3 of #RunLaughlin training, but @EnjoytheCourse did manage a few workouts & a virtual 5k.

Thursday, 10/12
Plan - Recovery Run | 4 miles | Easy pace
Actual - 20 min of this challenging beginner yoga video
My toe still hurt a bit, so I attempted a little yoga instead. My Internet tripped out after 20 min, so I had to cut it short. I did take Sallie for a longish walk in the evening as well.


Friday, 10/13
Plan - 5.5 mile Recovery Run | Easy pace
Actual - 3.06 mile run | 35:36 | 11'38" pace
My toe was still hurting a bit, but I wanted to test it out with a run. I did 3:1 intervals. This was my first run since my fall on Oct 1st. It felt really hard overall. Not just because of my toe.


Saturday, 10/14
Plan - REST
Actual - REST
This was a very lazy day!

Sunday, 10/15
Plan - 8.25 mile Long Run | Comfortable pace
Actual - The Great Pumpkin Virtual 5K | 39:06 | 12'37" pace
My toe still hurts a bit, but my friend Janel met me for a virtual 5k at Wetlands Park. It was a gorgeous morning with the perfect weather. I created a course and uploaded it to my Garmin. It's the first time I tried to use the map app, and it was working great for the first 3/4 mile, but then I lost the map and we had wing it for the rest of the route. We didn't end up going the exact route I planned, but we got in our 3.1 miles. Slowly. Mostly due to all the pausing to consult various maps. :-)

Numbers
Runs: 2 runs | 6.16 total miles
Strength: 0 days
Yoga: 2 session

I've got a lot of work to still do, but it's only week 4. My toe still hurts, but running the two runs was OK. I'll definitely try to get back to more consistent training now that I'm back home.
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Next week's meals:
Despite being back home Thu and Fri, but still on vacation from work, I did very little meal planning for next week. I did make a large soup yesterday that will be good for a couple more meals.

Breakfast:
Cinnamon-Medjool Date Oatmeal
French Toast Overnight Oats

Lunch:
Leftovers or PBJ sandwiches

Dinner:
Leftover soup
Hamburgers
Tuscan Style White Bean slow cooker meal - I found a kit at Walmart that you just add sausage and milk to. I think I'll add in some spinach, too.

I'm linking up today with Tricia & Holly for the Weekly Wrap. Have a fantastic week, everyone!