Full Marathon Training: Week 6

Week 6 of training is done and in the books. I reached my goal of 1 core strength training this week. I even got 2 core training in! Started this week with new shoes. Not 100% sure they are the shoes for me. I am going to give it a couple more runs before taking them back. This week started strong and had a couple bumps a long the way. Very blessed that, out of 6 weeks of training, I have only only missed one run.


Monday- 4 mile run plus sprints with Jill. 6min-30 sec splits. 4 miles running paced out at 10:53, super fast! Sprints weren't as fast as the last couple weeks but still got well into an 8mpm sprint. Nervous going into this run since having ran 13 miles just a couple days before. Also, first run with my new shoes!! Stuck with Mizuno but the style changed a little.
Tuesday- Lazy day
Wednesday- 6 miles. Walked the first mile alone, middle 4 miles I ran with Katie, and walked the last mile. Did 6-1's for the 4 miles. We ran at 6pm. It was HOT. Paced out at 11:32/mile. Pushed super hard to finish faster. Challenging run but I am always thankful for those runs. I still got out there, kept going even when it was hard. Endurance training.
Thursday- Boot camp a la Jill. I thought she was going to kill me, but I desperately needed the cardio/strength training. We would run a lap at the church then stop for different strength exercises. We did push-ups, jumping jacks, mountain climbers, abs, arms with weights, planks, and more arms. Such a great work out!
Friday- 5 mile run in the morning. Slow run, walked a lot more than I would have liked. Paced out at 11:50. It was a warmer morning than it had been earlier in the week. And because that 5 mile run wasn't enough exercise for the day, made it in for round 2 of Boot camp a la Jill. Did a little bit harder on day 2, we would run 2 laps instead of 1. Very tired and physically exhausted after a crazy intense morning. Thankful for a friend who will push me and help reach my training goals.
Saturday- 8 mile run. Challenging. Paced out at 11:49. Missed my some of my normal Saturday running buddies. However, I loved getting to run with my new running friend, Sara, and also, enjoyed getting to chat with Amanda before her turn around point. Saturdays run was hard. After several days of challenging runs, my body was tired. Felt like I had a strong start to my run but maybe it was too strong and I wore myself out too soon. Mile 5 was my wall. My legs were done, my feet hurt and walking was about all I could do. There were times I wanted to push and force myself to run and I stopped myself. I decided listening to my body was a smarter decision. Still got the full 8 miles I needed, I just listened to my body and took it easy, rather than over doing it and being miserable for the rest of the day and possibly the days to follow. Also, take it easy. Not worth risking an injury to finish one run.
Sunday- Rest day!