Last 5k Time Trial Recap HERE I decided against a tempo run today and instead to run by feel. It turned into an unexpected 5k. I was going to try for either two semi quick miles or four really really slow miles. All depending on how I felt when I started.  Last night was another rough night of sleep for our sick kids. Running on about two hours of broken sleep and minimal water, I didn’t expect this run to go well.  I decided I would run the first mile by feel, not look at my watch. I ended up running faster than expected and felt great. I did the…

I have found myself saying multiple times a day for the last few weeks, will the sickness ever end?  I have been lucky and only have a slightly dry throat. Hopefully it stays that way. I am however behind on sleep and recovery. Two sick toddlers is no joke!  On the training plan today was a 45 minute run with 20min at tempo pace. I had high hopes for a slightly faster tempo than last week. The weather is perfect for a fast workout.  I decided that stress is high, sleep is at a minimum and everyone around me is sick. I’ll take my short walk with the kids as…

PSA (Public Service Announcement) Pedestrians still have the right away. Especially in a cross walk with a walk signal.  I went out for an easy four miles today. I made it two, and was almost run over twice. After the second almost run over I called it quits. Decided I didn’t want to die today. Both times were in a cross walk with a walk signal, and the person turning made eye contact with me before I started to run, and then they gunned it to turn. It was truly unbelievable.  The two miles I did run felt effortless and like I could run forever. That was encouraging. As the…

Another successful speed work! I originally planned to do 3×800 with 3 min walk/jog rest in between. I did it on the treadmill and definitely ran longer then 800m per interval. I ran at a certain pace until my watch went off. At the end my watch had me running 3.17 and the treadmill had me at 3.50. Next time I will follow the treadmill and just write down my times. I am trying to break away from needed the stats on my watch. It is a hard habit to break. It is part of the reason I switched from Garmin to Apple Watch. I wanted less emphasis on the stats…

Today was a rest day. My mind and body needed it. I haven’t slept great in the last few weeks. With the kids being sick, a few days of solo parenting and a little extra life stress my body needed it.  I did take the kids on an extra slow three mile walk. The main reason for the walk was to get at least one of the kids a nap. It was mission accomplished!  Tomorrow is a speed workout and I can’t wait!  Faster AFTER Kids. Moms Are Superhuman. I honestly believe that my fastest times are ahead of me. I might have to move up in distance…from my 800…

Today was a successful long run! I woke up feeling sick. After the disappointment of last nights run I knew I wanted to at least get out for something. I decided I would run at least two miles out, if they felt bad I would call the run and walk home. When I got to the two mile mark I still felt good. I ran out to the three mile mark. At the turn around point I was still feeling good. I decided at that point that I wanted to finish even if it was slow. The final result was six miles, no walking breaks. The final two miles were…

That was a very hard easy run. I opted for more sleep this morning instead of getting up for my long run. I decided last night that I would run on the treadmill after the kids went to bed. It would either be 30 easy minutes or a long run. Almost immediately I knew I would be doing 30 easy minutes. Operation Long Run Tomorrow Morning! All Project Fast 5k Posts: HERE More Training Log Posts: HERE Pinterest: HERE

I can’t believe I am even saying this, but we have more sickness in our house. We were up at 1am last night, and never made it back to bed. We have been moving between naps, cuddling and trying to play a little.  We did sneak out for a short slow walk this morning to get some fresh air and to let me get the legs moving. My body feels pretty good. Not at all sore from lifting or running which is an awesome surprise. I do however feel a little off like I might be getting sick.  Crossing my fingers for good sleep tonight and waking up feeling good…

Solid Morning Tempo Run. I felt good today. I went back to the basics of peanut butter toast and water with electrolytes for breakfast. It was perfect and I don’t know why I have been trying anything different. I did a Warm Up for 7:30, 15min Tempo Run and a Cool Down for a little over 7:30. I struggled a little bit with pace again, but I am getting way better. Last week (Post HERE) my tempo pace was 8:56/Mile and this week it was 8:43/Mile. It started to feel a little painful in the same last two minutes. I call that a win. This week definitely felt easier. I…

I felt like I could run forever. That was one of the runs you long for. You dream about. I can’t believe it happened on the treadmill after a long few days. If we are being honest I had to bribe myself to get out there, I came up with a long list of reasons it was okay to take the day off. Told myself that I could just start and if I wanted to stop I could after a half mile. I found an old documentary video on the FloTrack archives (Link to FloTrack YouTube Jenny Simpson Video). It was just what I needed. Something about watching someone else…