Catch up Time! November

It is amazing how time seems to fly. :-) I really want to document this training cycle so I will do my best to catch up. My usual running schedule is:

Monday morning- slow heart rate run with Kirsten
Monday night- Couch to 5k class
Tuesday- rest
Wed- slow hr run with Kirsten
Thurs-Tempo run
Fri- rest or run with Sarah
Saturday- run 6-8 miles with running group (not low hr!) and then couch to 5k for 3.1 miles.

My memorable runs have been my tempo runs.

On Thursday, November 14
Mile 1- warmup 9:42 hr-147
Mile 2- 8:16- hr- 177
Mile 3- 8:04 hr-190
 I was just feeling like junk, so I decided to slow down and call it good.
Mile 4- 10:52
Mile 5- 10:26

I had done the Dr. Oz 48 hour cleanse and I just think my body didn't have enough carbs to fuel me.

On Friday, November 15- I wanted to try a pace run.

Mile .5- warmup- 9:45
Mile 1.5-8:23- hr- 171
Mile 2.5- 8:18- hr- 185
Mile 3.5- 8:20- hr- 188
Mile4.0-10:33 pace

Still didn't have the energy I wanted. But a good start. I want to see these pace runs get better.

On Thursday, November 21- Tried a tempo run again. I was a little nervous after the last one. I drank gatorade and had a banana and toast. :-)

Mile 1- warmup- 9:49, hr- 142
Mile 2- 8:03- hr- 173
Mile 3- 7:30- hr- 187- what?!! 7:30!! :-)
Mile 4- 7:32- hr- 191- awesome!!
Mile .1- 45 seconds
Mile 5- 10:26

So, my 5k time was- 23:51- that is an amazing 5k time for me right now. This gave me such confidence! It was tough, but so rewarding and shocking!

Long run November 23

I decided I wanted to try the hilly run Kruger. I asked my friend Annie to join me. I was a little nervous because she is an amazing runner and I didn't want to slow her down too much. I thought it went very well and it was gorgeous! The view was amazing and I felt like a million bucks!!

It is a 7 mile run and we averaged 9:24 pace. The slowest mile uphill was 10:37 and the fastest mile downhill was 8:10. I would like to run this once a week and see how I get stronger.

I am feeling really good about my running right now.

I got in almost 30 miles this week. I have 4 more weeks until the half marathon. That will tell me a lot about where my fitness level is. I am excited!