Week 11
STEPHIE’S TRAINING
Day 1 – Tuesday August 5, 2014: Tempo Run 6.2K (~32:00) – Ran half of this with my dad and the other half on my own. I’m so impressed with his progress, this was the first time he ran a 3K course! Hopefully he can run a 5K race soon 🙂
Day 2 – Wednesday August 6, 2014: Hills 9.54K (56:19 ) – Running Room Day! Hills Day (x 5)! First time running together with Em again after a couple of long weeks apart. We quickly fell into our routine of chatting and running, and quickly caught up with each other’s lives in no time. 2 of our friends also joined us for Run Club, which is super exciting since they’re all slowly hopping onto the running bandwagon.
Day 3 – Friday August 8, 2014: Easy 5K (28:27 ) – A light evening jog around the neighbourhood.
Day 4 – Saturday August 9, 2014: Arms & Abs + Core (~40:00) – The same set of core and abs workout from last week, followed with weights exercise.
Day 5 – Sunday August 10, 2014: LSD 26K with 1:10 (2:45:36) – Running Room Day! My farthest run to date (my legs nearly gave way during the last 2K!), completed while running with my highschool friend’s mom. She was one of the pacers that morning. It was definitely a pleasure chatting with her – she recently qualified for the upcoming Boston Marathon, and has completed 12 marathons to date! I learned so much from her as she shared her marathon training tips and insights.
Total: 46.74K
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Week 12
STEPHIE’S TRAINING
Day 1 – Wednesday August 13, 2014: Hills 10.59K (1:03:44 ) – Running Room Day! Hills Day (x6) completed with Em and Keeks (he disappeared after the first hill though). I think I can get used to these hills training…I think I might even like it! I really enjoy the incline because I know that things will always get easier as soon as I reach the top. I have this great sense of achievement every time I round out at the top of the hill and begin my descent downwards.
Day 2 – Thursday August 14, 2014: Tempo Run 6.3K (33:43 ) – 3K completed with dad, 3K on my own again. This time, he sped ahead of me and maintained a faster pace for the first bit. He slowed down when we ascended the hill, but then sped off again near the end. Needless to say, I’m a proud coach watching him speed off into the not-so-far distant.
Day 3 – Friday August 15, 2014: Tempo Run 5.35K (29:12 ) – Another run with dad, he hung around for 2.5K this time! We don’t really talk on our runs because he needs to “save his breath”, as he puts it. But it’s always nice to have him come along!
Total: 22.24K (Down week, mainly because I skipped my Sunday Long Run. I volunteered at Tough Mudder on Saturday and was completely exhausted by the time I got home…I think I can give myself a break this week right?) 😛
45 more training days (9 weeks) until race day!
Runivores 