Week 3: January 21 - 27, 2013

Week 3: January 21-27, 2013 ( for the San Diego Half and Full Marathon)

3rd week of Mesocycle #1

Monday:  2 miles @ an easy, conversational pace.
ran with my husband today, as he was off work due to the holiday. WOW it is difficult running with someone you love. he is an experienced runner (he was the reason i joined the team to train for a marathon), and he has run 3 marathons over the last couple of years. He is a runner and a talker tho....
i can't run and talk!! 
(hopefully this will improve and we can have whole conversations on our runs!)

Tuesday: Freezing cold..... i chickened out and didn't go to training... weather was 16 degrees (thats -8 degrees C.)

Wednesday: 1.5 miles @ an easy, conversational pace
i ran very slowly, it is very cold and my legs were feeling numb.

Thursday: 1.5 miles total @ an easy, conversational pace
night run at central park. round the reservoir.
 1.5 mile = i ran in 16.11... temperature was 20 (thats -6 C)

Friday: 1.5 miles @ an easy, conversational pace including Cross Training. i pushed the cross training a bit further, doing 4 sets, with 12 reps of each, (shoulder dips, press ups, leg raises and plank). picking up the rest of the mile after the cross training was easier, however my shoulders did feel fatigued, and needed stretching out.

Saturday: 4 miles @ E pace. central park reservoir. very pretty in the snow, and not too busy, which meant that the gentle run was easy and the snow was not too smashed into the dirt. this mean it was not too slippy or too muddy. my pace was even, and fellow team mate and i worked together, keeping it even.
this was the first time i'd hit 4 miles, and i felt very pleased with myself.
i also saw a cute marriage proposal on the way around the reservoir.

Sunday: 0 miles, AHHH.... GLORIOUS REST!!

Total mileage for the weekend: 10.24 miles