Category: Training Log

Posted on

Week 1/30 training

Last week was full of great training..but now it’s time to lay the hammer down. No more runnin on easy street! Sorry to my subscribers who get a notification of a partially written post, but updating as I go is a great way to keep my training in check.

Mon what a beautiful day. I slept for 1.5 hours total last night. Pathetic! But somehow, I felt fine when I woke up.. must’ve been that sun shining! (I’m sure it will hit me later on! It’s usually the next day after an all nighter that I’ll feel like I’m dragging.) I already did both of my running workouts for the day. I had an awesome training partner for the first workout.:). Workout 1: 9 miles Yargo singletrack 1:18 (8:40 pace), Workout 2: 7 miles Harbins doubletrack :59 (8:25 pace).

_________________________________________________________________________

Continue reading “Week 1/30 training”

Posted on

Week 1/23 training & what have you..

I decided to make a new post to log my workouts this week. Just easier for me this way. I am really struggling with my mental game lately. Not “mental game” as in the lack of pushing myself- mental game as in my dissatisfaction with training in the same old places. I’ve run my favorite 18 miles of trail at Yargo ragged. It’s my favorite trail to train on, but I am craving some thing else. Ideally, the AT. One of my Florida friends suggested meeting up with her in Savannah for a training run- which would be awesome too b/c I could use the change of scenery and the push from an incredible athlete for a long run.. but in reality.. it costs lots of money to drive to cool places. And unfortunately, adventure is not currently in the budget! No Mtns this week. No Savannah this week. Sucks. So I want to run a lot of course- but I’m just gonna need to stay motivated to hit my 18 mile “treadmill”, or maybe scope out some sick hidden local trails to hit up this week.. (doubt I’ll find any.. I’ve trampled everything I can think of!) My mileage will vary based on where all I go, and how much I can get in. This week will include much more cross training, next week is a very high mileage week. Also, I’m starting my training logs on Mondays now.

Continue reading “Week 1/23 training & what have you..”

Posted on

Training Week 1/15

20120115-223243.jpg

This week I’m ready to crank it back up. I won’t be doing mega mileage again yet, probably under 100, but lots of speed, mountains, and quality- the rest will just be junk miles – which are only in there to keep my distance strength & fitness up for competing in 100s. <–That’s my sched. Will it actually turn out that way? Prob not, but if I’m smart, I WONT GO OVER.Here we go!

________________________________________________________________________

Continue reading “Training Week 1/15”

Posted on

Training Week 1/1

I am getting crunk again on my feet! However, I’m adding in a lot of rest- because 2011 brought me over 6000 miles of running!! Ouch! Periodization training is the new over-training.
This will be my log this week updated on the reg with pics! Keep me in check blog stalkers;)

SAT- 4:50a 2mi warmup, 2mi threshold, 2 min rest, repeat, run 1 hr easy, 1 mi threshold, 10min easy, 3 hill sprints. Core. & I ran past the titanic. what? yeah-see below for proof via me saying I’ll never let go jack! I’m too freakin stubborn and disciplined!!!!!

20120101-183628.jpg

Continue reading “Training Week 1/1”

Posted on

Beth McCurdy’s Birthday Ultra

Beth's Silver Comet Bday UltraNasty feet(Me implying that Heather is a beast)Hollllaaaaaa!Birthday girl ran 42miles.Beth crankin out some fast miles..

Ah, nothing like a long ultra training run.

So, Beth texted me a few weeks ago and said, “Want to run 42 miles with me on silver comet to celebrate my 42 birthday? Good training for Hinson.” I think it took me like, I don’t know, maybe a millisecond to respond with, “I’ll be there. Sounds fun.”…I swear that’s a totally normal text convo for us.

I never think… I just do. Seems to be good for making running commitments…?
Yeah…. but anyways…
Beth wanted to start at 6:30a, and the trail is about 1.5hrs from my house. I needed extra mileage, so I asked my other psycho runner friend Beth Presten to meet me on the trail at 5. (ughhhhh 3 am alarms suck!)
We got in a fast 15 before I caught beth a few miles into her run, accompanied by a few friends: Desiree, Sean, Heather & apparently J-rog had been there at some point! (sorry I missed ya, Jason!) I’m typically not down for group running, but today it didn’t bother me at all. Eventually it ended up with me, beth, heather, and beast runner Jameelah torturing the trails.

Let me tell u a little about jameelah- this mom of 6 was out on the trail this am even before me-working towards a 100k- but the kicker? WITHOUT FOOD AND WATER…. girl is sick & has my complete respect.

I thought I was being a little hardcore running over 50 on a high mileage week with only 6 gels and some water…. Nah… Jameelah made me look like a wimp! I love you jameelah.. You’re so intense!

Soo despite the (not too bad for Georgia) heat, and annoyingly flat pavement.. We hit around 9:30’s for the majority of the run.
It was a blast seeing Heather (a new ultrarunner) tackle her farthest run yet with minimal fuel. Keep an eye out for that girl at some races coming up. She’s gonna win some, I know it.

Beth never ceases to amaze me with her pure discilpline towards achieving her goals. It was really bad out there for most of the day & we didn’t have water for several mile stretches at a time. Beth just kept pushing. What a woman- running like that for a birthday present to herself.. My kinda present. Pain. Lol!
Also vikena and george made a surprise visit bearing gifts of water!!!!! Is vikena a for real saint? Just wondering? She’s so selfless and always looking out for her fellow runners. Thanks kena.

Fun to see some friends & get in some painful pavement running. My knees hurt- I think they only function on mountains and trails or something… Again… I feel like a pansy. No soreness or anything though, I thought the mountain sprints with Brooklyn on my back fri and my fast 17 yesterday would have screwed me up a little, but I felt just fine. Thankful for that.

So all of that to say- today was good!! Fun! My zensah sleeves saved my life (err shins) again.

Happy birthday, beth! You’re a superstar athlete & a huge inspiration to me, always. Thanks for inviting me out on your crazy birthday run. 🙂

Posted on

8/22 workouts

Updating as I go…

Looking forward to my ultra run with Beth Mccurdy this weekend to celebrate her birthday. She says she wants 42 miles (I’m gonna talk her into 50 ;)) Training is remaining well over 100 miles a week, and I’m not tiredly striving to reach mileage day to day. I’m really just enjoying myself, and my hobby. I am finding that each run is high in quality and effort. That makes me happy, because I’m sticking to my faith based training plan of waking up every day and asking God to guide me in training each day.

Another note- look for my zensah review & new posts this weekend.
Also, dan’s site is back up— see why I let my husband coach me (His workouts make my 100 mile runs look like cakewalks.) primitive

M-
5am: tabata group supersetted with .5mi runs : speed rope, burpees, bicycle
Afternoon: double tabata speedrope, tabata straight leg bicycle

T-
4:30a: 8mi run, 6 ginormous hill sprints,
Airdyne tabata (felt like death.)
Afternoon: 30min spin, 30min core
Pm: fast 13mi trail run

W-
Am-7.25mi trail for speed play
Pm-9.5mi night time trail run with low light

Th-
Pm-7mi night run
Pm-Double tabata speed rope, single tabata airdyne (I think I actually cried tears of sweat. I hate those.)

F-
Am-Stone mountain complete repeats with Brooklyn on my back. (stone mtn is 1.3 miles up & 800ft gain on rock trail) 3 hours total
Pm-8mi trail run at recovery pace

Sa-fast 17mile road/trail hybrid

Su-
Am-52mi & some change- fast and steady! Got there early to run an extra 10. Had to make pit stops since we were self supported, and those seemed to rack up time, but we kept a nice 9:30ish pace. Enjoyed it! Happy birthday Mccurdy!

Posted on

8/15 Training update.

So I’m still kicking my own butt over here in lame Bumpkinland, Georgia. I hate this place. Really. Ready for California!!!! (that was yelled)

But I DO love running & MAN are there some seriously sick trails to be trampled on around here. Dan introduced me to a new 9 mile route that I’m in love with. New trails=bliss.

I didn’t feel like running Monday & Tuesday. So I just didn’t run. Instead i just ate and drank and sat on my rear all day. Good choice. I felt like a new woman after that! It was a scheduled low week in mileage anyway, so not a prob. My annoying competitive drive kicked back in Wednesday & I ran myself back to the trails.

Wed- 7.5 mi trail run pushing Brooklyn in her stroller. Kept pace under 9:30 (see video to the left). Brooklyn is almost 4 now, and keeping that pace on trails feels like a 5-6 min pace effort. Very difficult cardio. One of my favorite workouts.

Thu-4am run @ just under 8 mi, followed by 400 repeats & stadium repeats. Early afternoon consisted of tabata intervals and core work, and another 5 mi on trails in the evening.

Fri-technical trail run with Daniel. Left the garmin off and just had fun. (TRYING TO STICK TO MY “LOW WEEK” plans!) I also got in an unexpected workout- Ran out of gas & had to sprint home in the dark. Haha I don’t think I run that fast for my 200s. Good lil extra bit o’ mileage. So fun being broke.. 😉

Hard to stick to running under 15-20 a day. Guess it’s good for me though.

SAT & SUN will bring roughly 50 more miles & mostly on trails. I’ll detail it after the fact for my own reasons, of course.

NEXT WEEK will be a 140 week including a 42 mi birthday run with Mccurdy and some other girls.

POLL RESULTS: MOST OF YOU AREN’T FEELING PUSHED UNTIL AFTER YOU HIT 50-100k?? CRAZY PEOPLE! The next majority think a marathon is pretty freakin far ( I actually agree with you guys on that one!) Thanks for your input, I’ll use it later.

———–
btw

Our favorite buddy Sean Blanton (Fig) is off on another adventure. wish him luck as he hits 109k @ utmb in france. Better bring us back some sweet vids! NAILS, nagg.. NAILS.

No racing until Hinson & after, that’s the new plan. But MAN I’m burning with that aggression and competition trying to get out of my veins!!!

Check back soon for a glimpse into my strange love/hate relationship with running. I’m finishing up a post called “The blood bond” Might make you think I’m psycho, …but that’s cool. 😉

Posted on

8/8 8 months of torture in the books

Built Ford Tough. by Ashley Ringo Walsh
Built Ford Tough., a photo by Ashley Ringo Walsh on Flickr.

Ha

But it wasn’t really torture bc I loved every minute of it. Especially now, when running so much is like second nature.

I’m feeling fit, fast, tough, and confident. Continuing to push myself, but staying smart & remaining very focused..& HAPPY!

M-
Early am- 800 repeats w/ 400 recovers
Late am- ran up & down mountain with Brooklyn on my back. (She’s almost 4)
Afternoon-8mi technical trail
Pm- 1 set tabata intervals

T-
Early pm-14 mi technical trail
Late pm- 7.5 mi pave

W-
Am- tabata
Am-7mi tech trail pushing Brook(ouch)
Pm-400&800repeats, stadiums

T-
Early Am- 9.25mi progressive tempo, 100m repeats, stadiums
Early Am- tabata abs
Pm-6mi recovery
Pm- tabata burpees

F-
Early Am- 11.75mi paved, steady/ fast
Late Am- 5 mi stroller- route PR!
( hit 6min flat several times. I knew we were flying when brook shouted at the finish: “wow, mom! You won the 1 mile race! Great work!”:))
Noon- 2.6mi mountain run with brook on back..

Sa-
Pm- 15mi trail for speed (w/ Magnum!)

Su-
Am-10mi trail am
Early Pm- 3.75 with my lil bro!:)
Late Pm-7mi trail

Create a website or blog at WordPress.com