Sleepless Knight
Jedi Knight Seeking His Jedi Princess
- Joined
- May 15, 2008
Great job on strength training. My goals for strength training this week have not worked out like I had hoped.
12/03/18 - 12/09/18
Coach warned me that these next three weeks were going to be hard. I think I did okay though! This was also the second week of single parenting. Rob did not fly home from Maine with us. He had to travel for work then went back to Maine because his dad was having surgery. Everything went well and FIL is home recovering! I’ve been working really hard on nutrition training. I had been using tailwind and eating a Huma gel (thanks @KSellers88 for mentioning these somewhere on the boards!) or a Honey Stinger waffle every 4 miles. Even with a good meal before I ran I was still getting hungry on my runs. My stomach would literally be growling LOL! I’m still using tailwind, but now I’m eating something every three miles and it seems to be working. I’m not so hungry and my energy level towards the end of my run is better.
Monday - Nearly face planted because a neighbor ran an electrical cord across the sidewalk. It was a dark green cord and taped down with two pieces of black electrical tape. Their sprinklers had just run so that made the sidewalk dark and it wasn’t completely light out yet. I didn’t see it until my toe caught it. If my neighborhood wasn’t awake they were now after my shouting and cursing. I politely posted to our neighborhood Facebook group and the cord is now gone.
Running: Daniels T + I paces today! I walked a little bit between the I intervals, but not as much as last week! These workouts really kick my butt!
Strength Training: squats, bench press, seated row, supersets of close grip dumbbell press & barbell curls, core work
- Plan: 1mi WU + 3 x 1mi @ 9:35 w/ 2min RI + 3 x 4min @ 8:44 w/ 4min @ WU + 1mi CD
- Actual: 7.29mi @ 10:57
- Splits: 12:50, 9:29, 9:31, 9:30, 8:45, 8:49, 8:43, 12:20
Tuesday
Running: Easy AWednesday
- Plan: 3mi @ 12:25
- Actual: 3mi @ 12:11
- Splits: 12:15, 12:11, 12:07
Running: Marathon TempoThursday
Strength Training: The legs were so tired and I had squats and deadlifts on my plan for today. I decided to skip. I don’t want to risk injuring myself from over training!
- Plan: 1mi WU + 6mi @ 10:21 + 1mi CD
- Actual: 8mi @ 10:57
- Splits: 13:04, 10:24, 10:23, 10:22, 10:22, 10:19, 10:21, 12:17
Running: Easy AFriday - Rob came home!
- Plan: 3mi @ 12:25
- Actual: 3mi @ 12:14
- Splits: 12:17, 12:14, 12:11
Saturday - Running & a lunch date & Christmas shopping.
Running: Easy B + Strides. I had a tough time meeting prescribed pace today. I was too fast.
Strength Training: squats, deadlifts, overhead press & lat pull downs. I pulled 5x145lb on my deadlifts today!
- Plan: 6mi @ 11:36 + strides in the last mile
- Actual: 6mi @ 11:09
- Splits: 11:30, 11:27, 11:24, 11:30, 11:23, 9:38
Sunday - woke up with a cold. Blah. We were supposed to go to Disney Springs to check out the Christmas tree trail. Ended up not going and watching cheesy Hallmark Christmas movies all day
Running: Progression Miles. I thought this run went so very well. Only had two hiccups. One was where I stopped at a park to use the bathroom and it was closed! I was almost home so I filled my water bottle and kept going. The second one was during my last progression mile. I hit two very long lights so I feel like I cheated with having two rest breaks during that mile. Also during warm up and cool down I’m on a stretch of road with no sidewalks. Speed limit is 40 & 45mph, but people drive so much faster than that. I tend to get nervous and run way too fast on that stretch of road. Sorry coach.
- Plan: 2mi WU + 9mi Progression (11:30, 11:15, 11:00, 10:45, 10:30, 10:15, 10:00, 9:45, 9:30) + 2mi CD
- Actual: 13mi @ 10:57
- Splits: 12:24, 12:31, 11:26, 11:14, 11:00, 10:39, 10:30, 10:14, 10:04, 9:44, 9:29, 11:54, 11:07
Running: Off
Looking Ahead
Another tough week on the plan, but I’m looking forward to the challenge.
- Daniels T + I
Easy A Marathon Tempo Easy A Easy B + Strides Blind Run
Huma gels are so good! What flavors are you using??
My favorites are blueberry, raspberry and chocolate.
Those are some tough workouts. Well done on getting those suckers done. Those progression runs look really tough. I think Coach was going to put some of those in my next training plan.
Ugh, colds and weird running pains and then self doubt.....I think we’re all there! It looks like you’re doing great with your training! You’ve got this!!
Looooove the transiberian orchestra! I’m sure it was amazing!
Candlelight processional is on my wish list.
So sorry you've been sick and I understand the self doubt, but you are going to do great and have a wonderful time.
I'd also love to see the Candlelight processional one of these days. It sounds like a great time.
I completely understand the self doubt too. Don't let your doubts keep you from doing Dopey though, you've worked so hard and I know you can do this!
I felt that way last month during a very discouraging and pair of frustrating at wildly optimistic and disastrous in reality tempo runs.I’m so mentally beat up too. I’ve seriously contemplated all week about dropping out of Dopey and maybe just running Goofy and possibly just the marathon. I know it’s just nerves and that stupid self doubt showing her face.
Though I've only been able to experience it twice, I think Candlelight Processional is a must do for any Disney fan that also celebrates the religious aspect of Christmas. The narrator reads the account from the Bible and the music is almost exclusively religious in nature.I booked a dining package for the Candlelight Processional for the family. Rob opted not to go and Nick had zero interest so it was just Eliana and me.
So worth doing. I've seen it twice at Disneyland. Both times had John Stamos as the narrator. While I wouldn't have minded seeing another narrator the second time, John Stamos did a great job. Disneyland usually only does it on one weekend every year. One year, they decided to make it available nightly for about 20 days. It really brings the crowds in, so that's why they have to limit it. Standing room only crowds also make it trickier. I know Epcot has the space to not deal with that, but there's also something really special about how Disneyland does it.Candlelight processional is on my wish list.
It's really a beautiful experience. At Disneyland, the choir walks from Small World to the end of Main Street carrying candles and singing before the show starts.I'd also love to see the Candlelight processional one of these days. It sounds like a great time.
I don't cry either, but Candlelight really hit me. Disney does a wonderful job with it. I also love that it's a continuing Disney tradition from when Walt Disney was alive.I don't cry. I cried last night during the candlelight processional.
I felt that way last month during a very discouraging and pair of frustrating at wildly optimistic and disastrous in reality tempo runs.
Though I've only been able to experience it twice, I think Candlelight Processional is a must do for any Disney fan that also celebrates the religious aspect of Christmas. The narrator reads the account from the Bible and the music is almost exclusively religious in nature.
So worth doing. I've seen it twice at Disneyland. Both times had John Stamos as the narrator. While I wouldn't have minded seeing another narrator the second time, John Stamos did a great job. Disneyland usually only does it on one weekend every year. One year, they decided to make it available nightly for about 20 days. It really brings the crowds in, so that's why they have to limit it. Standing room only crowds also make it trickier. I know Epcot has the space to not deal with that, but there's also something really special about how Disneyland does it.
It's really a beautiful experience. At Disneyland, the choir walks from Small World to the end of Main Street carrying candles and singing before the show starts.
I don't cry either, but Candlelight really hit me. Disney does a wonderful job with it. I also love that it's a continuing Disney tradition from when Walt Disney was alive.
I got really sick in December while training for the Star Wars Half in January one year. As everything cascaded the illness and a family vacation meant I had to cut the longest run out altogether (14 miles) and I wound up cutting the 12.5 mile run short too although in hindsight, I really should have cut it a lot shorter than I did. I was moderately worried about how the race would go, but then I went out and ran a then character stop PR.Thanks! This week is to just continue to put forth my best effort. I think being sick, worrying about every ache and pain and some hard workouts just did me in mentally.
One mistake that some people make is to believe that because Disneyland is smaller, it's somehow less magical. In reality, Disneyland has a unique charm and warmth to it. Experiencing Candlelight Processional in a way fairly similar to how Walt Disney did it is truly special. There's something about seeing the train station suddenly transform into the choir and "living" Christmas tree with the narrator right there. Hours earlier you could walk in that area, and now it's something completely different. It's a similar idea to how Fantasmic works at Disneyland.This year celebrates 60 years of CP!!! It must be so special to see it in DL where Walt started it.
Fantastic week! You are so strong. You look adorable in your rain gear too.
Wow! What a strong week! Great job with your baking! Rest, relax and enjoy Christmas and your taper!