Weekly Workout Recap (6/11-6/17)- Marathon Training Week 3

“Running along our journey doesn’t only teach us how to keep moving forward through what life throws at us, it also makes us into the best version of ourselves.”

–Ashley Erickson, fitness writer/editor

Weekly Workout Recap (6/11-6/17)- Marathon Training Week 3:
(reminder: actual in red, plan in blue)
Monday (6/11): Spinning & 2 miles (17:36 for 8:48 pace) & 5 miles (45:32 for 9:06 pace) {Spinning & 2 miles}
Tuesday (6/12): Signature Strength & 2 mile (18:20 for 9:09 pace) {Signature Strength & 4 miles}
Wednesday (6/13): Spinning & 2 Sand Volleyball Games {Spinning}
Thursday (6/14): 5.25 miles (48:18 for 9:11 pace) & 2.5 mile walk w/ the Hubs {5 miles}
Friday (6/15): 60 min. on Elliptical {Rest}
Saturday (6/16): Rest {14 mile LR}
Sunday (6/17): 14 mile LR (2:11:10 for 9:22 pace) & 30 min Spinning class & 20 min. on Elliptical & 8-Minute Arms & 8-Minute Arms {Cross Train- 60 min.}

Totals for Week 3:
33.75 Miles Run {27 Miles}
3 Spinning Classes {2 Spinning Classes}
1 Signature Strength Class {1 Signature Strength Class}
80 Minutes on Elliptical {60 min. Cross Train}
2 Sand Volleyball Games {None on plan}
2.5 Miles Walked {None on plan}
1 8-Minute Arms & 8-Minute Abs {None on plan}
1 Rest Days {1 Rest Day}

I knew I was going to swap Saturday and Sunday because we celebrated Father’s Day Saturday so I just didn’t have time to get the LR in before all the festivities and such. It worked. I’m not a big fan of doing LRs on Sunday because then I start the week very tight and tired and HUNGRY, but sometimes it’s unavoidable. Not a big deal.

This week I felt pretty good. Started feeling pretty tired and worn down Wednesday evening/Thursday morning and never really shook the feeling. I think I need to start focusing on the non-gym elements of marathon training—mainly sleep and diet. I need to start focusing on WHAT I’m eating and not calories. I need to try to get more sleep, which might mean changing 1 morning workout to an evening one, which does not appeal to me AT ALL. We’ll see.