This will be a quickie . . . kinda
General housekeeping:
-Boo, I'm coming down with a cold.
-This week has been pretty hectic workwise, so it has been a bit impossible to complete most of my runs.
Monday: Planned, 5mi easy; Actual, 60ish-minute swim
I did not have a very fun swim because the pool's water was a bit too warm and the water was a bit murky. God knows what pesky microorganisms I "drank" in the pool. :( Unfortunately, I was unable to make it to my running group's fun run after work for the 5-mile run.
Tuesday: Planned, 7mi hills; Actual, Rest
Too much work stuff going on.
Wednesday: Planned, XT; Actual, 90min XT
I lifted weights for this XT. Normally on my XT days, I lift in the morning and hit up Zumba in the evening. This week, my Zumba instructor (and many who teach at Crunch) was at a Zumba convention. The last time we had a Zumba substitute, the class was a bit of a struggle so I opted out of this task.
Thursday: Planned,5mi easy; Actual, 3.2mi and XT
Instead of running the whole 5 miles, I decided to run as much as I could and went to the gym after. As a matter of fact, I literally ran to the gym and did a whole bunch of stretching.
Friday: Planned, 4mi easy; Actual, 12mi
Realizing that I had to attend a work conference from Friday to Sunday in Hartford, I figured that it would be better to do my long run on Friday before leaving NYC rather than trying to fit it in on Saturday or Sunday. This conference is held every year around this time, and I always say that I'm going to wake up early and do my long run before the scheduled conference events. Most of the conference events start at 7:30/8:00 am, so I would have to wake up super early to do the long run, shower, change, and make it to the events. After failing at this task every year for 4 to 5 years, I thought: Duh, why don't you just do the long run BEFORE you leave NYC?
Random thought: We need to start a "revolution" so we can wear business causal, rather than business, at conferences It's too damn hot to wear suits during the summer.
Although I ran 10 miles (on the treadmill) last week, running these 12 miles on the streets of Manhattan and Queens made it feel like an actual long run.
Even though the weather was cooler last week, I decided to run on the east side of the park and over a bridge where I would be constantly exposed to the morning sun. Why would you do that when you are always bitching about the sun? I figured that running in the sun would give me a base once the temps rise again. We'll see if this works.
Since I did not do my hill workout, I wanted to incorporate a big hill or two during this run. What better "hill" to attack than the Queensboro Bridge, which always has been my nemesis during the actual marathon.
Overall, the run was just ooooookay; I did have to walk a couple of times. Oh, I did stop for a few minutes during mile 7 or 8 to pee at a Crunch gym.
Saturday (modified): Planned, XT; Actual, XT
I pretty much did a bunch of stretching and lower back exercises in the hotel's gym.
Sunday (modified): Planned, Rest; Actual, Rest
Once I arrived to NYC, my rest pretty much was meeting the hubby and his friend to have drinks. Maybe, I'm messing up the concept of "rest" days.
OMG, the food (and beverages) at Tomino Taberna Gallega is so AMAZING
Plan for this week:
-Since I did not realize my conference would be during the same weekend of NYRR's Team Championships, I have to register for ANOTHER race.
-Mentally note where most of the Central Park water fountains are located.
-Buy a new pair of running shoes.