Training Tuesday

Monday 4/29

• 4.0km walk with Harley
• CrossFit workout

Tuesday 4/30 

• 7.5km {5:09/km avg pace} run with Harley

Wednesday 5/1

• CrossFit workout

4 rounds of:

80ft broad jumps

20 burpees

Thursday 5/2

• 2.43km {6:09/km avg pace} run with Harley 
• 5.3km {5:09/km avg pace} run by myself

Friday 5/3

• 5.0km walk with Harley

Saturday 5/4

• 26.0km {6:15/avg pace} run with Erica. This was a tough, hot and shitty run! Oh well, it's over and done.

Sunday 5/5

• 16.0km bike ride around the neighbourhood
• 15 min Nike Training Club ab burner

Totals

Running: 41.0kms
Walking: 9.0kms

Overall, not a bad week of training. My ankle and knee were giving me trouble on the long run on Saturday, so hoping with the decreased distance now, they will start feeling better. 

Tell me: how was your week of workouts?

Highlights of the weekend

It was a beyond gorgeous weekend here! So glad that spring/summer like weather has finally made an appearance. Hopefully it decides to stay around for a while!

1. I put sunscreen on for my run with Erica on Saturday, but apparently missed my chest. I didn't notice until it was too late :(

2. The gorgeous weather on Saturday!

3. Sitting in the sun reading my book and icing my legs after my run on Saturday

4. Playing with Harley in the backyard in the sun

5. We watched Silver Linings Playbook on Friday night...it was good, but it made me feel crazy!

1. It was so nice out on Sunday that I hung the laundry outside

2. Another gorgeous weather day

3. Packing up my suitcase for my trip!

4. Double checking my packing list

Other than that, I ran errands, cleaned the house, and just enjoyed the gorgeous weather.

Tell me: how was your weekend?

Fabulous Friday

Happy Friday everyone! I woke up yesterday thinking it was Friday and I was highly disappointed! So glad that the weekend is here.

Let's talk about the fabulous parts of my week:

• two great runs!
• the weather is finally starting to look up...about damn time! I ran in shorts and a tank top last night. So awesome!
• a fabulous and unexpected nap on Wednesday night
• reading a great book

This weekend is all about picking up last minute things for my trip and packing my bag! Oh and Erica and I are doing our last long run together (26kms) until the marathon. The weather is looking nice for our run, so I am looking forward to it!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Tell me: what was a fabulous part of your week?

Three Things Thursday

Ah, so glad that the end of the work week is almost here! I don't know why, but I was super tired yesterday. So much so that I had a nap before dinner, which never happens. I was going to skip out on my CrossFit workout, but once the workout was done, I was glad that I went. I felt much better!

Okay, let's talk about exciting things or things I am looking forward to for this weeks Three Things Thursday.

{one} My trip to Ireland in less than a week! I can't believe that the trip is almost here already...it's come up so quickly. This week is going to be bag packing and last minute picking up of things to take with me.

{two} my first marathon in 24 days! I am excited, nervous, scared, etc about this. I know that my training will pay off and I can't wait to cross that finish line with Erica!

{three} that we are finally supposed to have spring/summer like weather this weekend. It's been chilly the last couple of days, so it's about darn time!

Tell me: what are you excited about lately?

Calgary Police Half Marathon: race report

This past Sunday, I ran the Calgary police half marathon with my friend and training partner extraordinaire Erica. I was getting nervous about the weather in the days leading up to the race because it was super windy and not so nice. Thankfully, the wind died down {a bit!} and it wasn't too cold at the start.

The expo

The expo and package pick up took place on the Friday and Saturday before the race. This race is also famous for it's mother of a sale on clothing and running shoes. Erica and I headed there on the Friday night around 7pm, and it luckily wasn't too busy. Neither of us had much luck at the sale, but did find a couple pairs of socks.

The race

The race started bright and early at 8am, so Erica and I made our way to the Mount Royal University (where the race started/finished) and got there with plenty of time to find free parking. We headed into the building to keep warm before the race started. Before we knew it, it was time to line up! Going into the race, our main goals were to not let the hills beat us and hopefully finish under two hours. Since we were using this race as a training for the Calgary full marathon, we weren't trying to push the pace. 

The route heads out from Mount Royal University and heads down and around the Glenmore Reservoir, which is an area that I have never run before. Best part of the race would have to be running by all the gorgeous and expensive homes near the Rockyview Hospital! For a detailed map of the race route, go here.

I was feeling pretty good up until about kilometer 11 or 12 of the race. My ankle and knees have been giving me grief on my long runs lately, and both started to dull ache about this point. I wasn't a very good partner to Erica in this race, as my head was in a very pessimistic state and I barely said a word to her after the half way point! Sorry again Erica. I think the smartest thing we decided to do was walk up the hill coming out of the weaselhead. That hill was killer!

The last two kilometers were definitely a struggle and I just wanted to be finished! The hardest part during the race was that my Garmin was off the markers, so I I knew we had more to run then what my Garmin was actually telling me. Thankfully, the finish line came into sight and we crossed it together with a finish time of 2:01:30. Not bad considering we walked up that big hill!

After the race, we headed inside to warm up and grab some food. They had the best cookies! Can you tell I am easy to please? :)

Overall, it was fun to run a new race. Thanks again for running with me Erica!