Week 5 Recap

We had visitors and things got busy, but I miss the consistent journal entry posts! I like going back and looking at them! Daily blogging will start again next week! 

Life Training Recap First: 

Training has been going pretty good. Life stressors and increasing mileage I can tell my body is tires. I need to step up my nutrition game, which is constant battle for me. I also need to do way better on water in take. Things are starting to heat up here in Florida. We went through a mini winter heat wave, both the heat and humidity were high Abs my body is still dehydrated! 

Overall though this training plan I created for base training has been perfect. The flexibility I built in has been life changing really. That’s not even being dramatic. I built the plan that allowed for days to be moved around. As I get further into the plan the flexibility will go down a little bit with multiple higher mileage days. However with the flexibility built in during the first five week, I have created habits that make me want to follow the plan and make time for my workouts. 

One main struggle I’m having is with adding in lifting and pelvic floor ab work. It’s a very important part of the training plan. AND the one I always end up “running out of time for” … in quotes, because I could make time I just don’t want to! I need to though! The sad part is, once I start I enjoy it and feel so much better after. Same as running!  

Anyway! 

Week 5 Recap! 

Monday: 4 Miles

Tuesday: Off 

Wednesday: 4 Miles. Sunrise run. It was perfect! 

Thursday: 3 Miles, Lift & Pelvic Floor Abs 

Friday: 2 Miles 

Saturday: 5 miles. Goal HR under 155. Kept it under 150 for 3.5 miles and then under 155 for the remainder. The whole run felt very easy and in control. 

Sunday: 2 miles & Pelvic Floor Abs 

TOTAL: 20 Miles 

Next Week: 22 Miles. The build continues!

Changes for next week. I think I am going to adjust and do my lifting and abs on easy and low mileage days. I know everyone days keep easy days easy and hard days hard. However, since I’m base training even my long mileage days are pretty easy. I’m also a mother who doesn’t have a ton of free time. I think I will be more inclined to actually fit in the lifting and ab work if I do it on low mileage running days. I will test that next week! 

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