Weekly Workout Recap!

Happy Weekend!

Here is your weekly rundown of my workouts. No one really reads these, but I'm going to keep doing them because it is nice to have a record for myself! And I do like to reflect on the week.

Saturday- The goal was to do a LSD run. My pie in the sky mileage goal was 15 miles. I wasn't quite sure it was going to happen because I was pretty tired by mile 4. I did get a little pep in my step toward the end. Mentally, I really needed that long run to make me feel confident for my half in two weeks. I have no clue what my pace was because something is wrong with my Garmin.

Sunday- Paul wanted to lift at Planet Fitness, so I ran on the treadmill. I ran 5 easy miles and walked 1 mile. My hamstring felt a little tight, so I didn't want to do anything too crazy. Then when we were walking around shopping later, I felt a little bit of that PITA. It was gone the next day. Ugh. Is this a thing now? While I was waiting for Paul to get done, I did a 2 minute forearm plank. Normally I only plank after a lifting session and my arms are so tired that I can barely hold it for 30 seconds!

Monday- I lifted back at home while watching 48 Hours!

Chair Asst. Wide Grip Pull Ups- 5x15

Band Asst. Neutral Grip Pull Ups- 2x8, 3x6

Dumbbell Row- 5x10x25lb

Bicep Curl- 5x10x15lb

Plank w/ Row- 5x10x10lb

Bicycle Crunches- 5x40

Stability Ball Knee Tuck- 5x15

Tuesday- I lifted chest at home. I thought about going for a short run as well but then decided against it. I'd have enough running to do tomorrow.

Chest Press- 5x10x25lb

Push Ups- 5x10

Shoulder Press- 5x10x20lb

Chest Press (neutral grip)- 5x15x15lb

Tricep Dips- 5x15

Bicycle Crunches- 5x40

Stability Ball Knee Tuck- 5x15

Sit ups on stability ball- 5x15x10lb

Wednesday- My one and only "fast" run after my 10 miler and before my half marathon. 10 miles w/ 6 @ goal HM pace (7:25-7:28). It didn't go well. The whole thing was hard. My splits were all over the place but averaged out to 7:28. As of this morning, I did not feel well prepared for April 23rd!

Thursday- I did almost the exact same back workout as Monday except I did many, many more band assisted pull ups. At some point I lost count and basically went to failure.

Friday- Apparently, Chinese food is a GREAT source of fuel for me, because that's what I had for dinner on Thursday evening and then my 6 miler Friday morning was AWESOME. I had to make myself slow down. I was running anywhere between a 7:30-8:10 and it felt completely effortless. I didn't even have a runners high when I was done because I didn't even feel like I pushed myself! It was great. I feel a little more confident than I did a couple days ago. Progress is not always linear!

How were your workouts this week?