Week 3 roundup

It's been a while since I posted - not that I haven't wanted to but I guess I just didnt find the time. But I did keep with the training. Week 3's mileage: 14.7! Just under the 15 mile marker that was supposed to be my goal. Here's a summary of the week:

Monday: Was supposed to be a strength and stretch day but I was just so tired. I got ready for the gym (atleast I was motivated - you have to give me points for that). Then we got to talking and I fell asleep while talking!! Right there, in my gym clothes, on the couch - and I was out for like 45 mins! I was exhausted - we'd had a busy weekend. But I didn't worry about it too much because more than anything I wanted to have my energy for my run on Tuesday.

Tuesday: Regular 4 mile run - time to complete was 51 mins

Wednesday: Hit the stairmaster today. First time since the half-marathon training began. I think I wasn't sure about this machine because I thought it might overly exert my quads, glutes and hamstrings. But 30 mins on that machine is quite the workout - I don't sweat that much while running! Follow that with a good bout of stretching and the legs felt great. Perfect for preparing for my Thursday run.

Thursday: Guess the stairmaster workout paid off. I was able to shave an entire minute off my 4 mile time. Time to complete: 49.56 mins!

Friday: Rest day

Saturday: What a day! What a run! Unforgettable. It had been raining all morning and around 11 it stopped for a bit so we thought we'd head out before it started up again. It was our long run - 7 miles and we thought we'd jazz it up a bit by attempting some hills :) (yeah, we're a little masochistic that way). Anyhow, we're 3.5 miles out, we've done two uphills (or three, I don't remember) and we're just about to turn around and suddenly it starts to pour. Like seriously burst down on us. It was like someone was filling buckets of water and throwing them down on us.. We couldnt believe how hard it was raining - it made us laugh so hard.. But what could we do. We turned around and the whole way back, we ran in the rain.

It was the most wonderful feeling ever! I wasn't cold, but the rain really made me push myself. I was running faster, I was able to fit in a few more hills, I was loving it! Our clothes were soaked through - it was like running with weights, but I was loving the burn. Is there any high better than this? The result? 6.7 miles in a completion time of 1hr 20 mins. And the best part: I got to reward myself with a foot massage and a mani-pedi! Do I know how to motivate myself or what? :)

Looking forward to next week!