Cutting Myself Some Slack (Army Ten Miler Training)

Well, it’s finally race weekend!

I feel like I slacked off on my training this week, but looking back I think I did pretty well considering all the other things I had to do.

Monday
AM dog walk: 1 mile
Neighborhood run: 5 miles (avg page 9:40)

Tuesday
AM dog walk: 1 mile
30 min physical therapy exercises
I had my two month post-discharge check-up and everything is looking good!
More motivation to keep doing those damn planks!

Wednesday
AM dog walk: 1 mile
30 min elliptical
60 min yoga

When I saw that Stephanie was teaching a morning yoga class near my office, I decided to rearrange my schedule so I could go. Between the 5 hours I spent taking my son to doctors’ appointments on Monday, the 5 hours I spent driving him back to college on Tuesday, and the 5-hour round-trip drive I was making to Charlottesville on Thursday and Friday, I figured my body really would appreciate a good yoga session. It was a great class and so much fun to meet Stephanie in person!

Thursday
AM dog walk: 1 mile
Treadmill tempo run: 5 min w/u, 30 min @ 6.3 mph, 5 min c/d
I planned to run 3 miles as my last run before the ATM, but it still felt like I was slacking since I usually spend 45-50 min on the treadmill.

Friday (Courtyard Marriott, Charlottesville)
It wouldn’t be October without another business trip! This hotel gym was very small, but the equipment it had was top-notch.

I warmed up on the elliptical for 10 minutes.

Then I did my planks and upper body strength routine.

Tomorrow I plan to do one of the programs on my Rodney Yee A.M. Yoga For Your Week DVD–and walk my dog of course!

I started making my race-day list:

Is there anything I’m forgetting?

I plan to wear my new Mizunos, which are exactly the same as my old Mizunos, right down to the color. They felt 100% comfortable during my two runs this week.

Do you think that’s risky?