Good morning guys!
As you may recall, I’ve been in Las Vegas for a busy week of meetings. Our days start at 7:30 and end most evenings around 10pm so there hasn’t been time to explore Las Vegas or take in many of the sights. I have, however, made time to workout every morning I’ve been here. Having a training plan again has been great motivation when my alarm clock goes off at 5am.
Last week’s training went pretty well though I am definitely still finding my groove. If you recall, here are my goals for each week leading up to the September 25th Rock’n’Roll Montreal 10k.
10k Training Plan
- Runs: 3x a week (1 speed, 1 mid-distance run and 1 longer run at goal 10k pace per week)
- Yoga: At least 1x a week
- Cross Training: At least 2x a week
Here is a look back at how things went last week.
- Monday: Uplift Express at Uplift Studios
- Tuesday: IMAX Shift Brooklyn spin class
- Wednesday: Unintentional rest day but still managed to walk 6 miles while running errands after work.
- Thursday: A 5.5 mile run with Katie and Nicole through Prospect Park in the morning followed by a 70-minute Basic Yoga class at Area Yoga with Heather that night.
- Friday: Unintentional rest day but still managed to walk 4 miles throughout the day.
- Saturday: 75-minutes of tennis followed by a hot 2 mile run which 1.5 miles of speed repeats.
- Sunday: An afternoon 5-mile run along the Brooklyn waterfront.
Thoughts: Overall, this was a good first week back as I completed the cross training sessions, yoga and ran three times. I wish I hadn’t waited so late in the day to run and therefore could have had stronger runs on Saturday and Sunday. I am going to try to incorporate at least one Mile High Run Club class per week between now and the 10k as I believe this will help me start getting accustomed to running faster again.
