Fall Half Marathon Training Recap Week 1 & 2

Happy happy Friday!  Today is jam packed for me but I kind of like Fridays that way, otherwise sometimes I waste the day away waiting for the weekend to start. Can anyone relate?

Sunday (9/4) – REST/ OFF

Monday (9/5) – Orange Theory

Tuesday (9/6) – REST/ OFF – 2-mile walk with Nala

Wednesday (9/7) – 2 Mile Run & Arms/Abs

New running skirt I picked up at Costco!  I couldn’t decide if I liked it or not but after running in it I decided I liked it!

4 Rounds

• 15 Push Ups
• 15 Hand Release Push Up
• 15 Tricep Dips
• 40 Mountain Climbers
• 40 Ab Bikes
• 30 Straight Leg Sit Up and Twist
• 15 Straight Leg Sit-Ups

Thursday (9/8) – TI Fitness

Friday (9/9) – TI Fitness

Saturday (9/10) – 4 Mile Run with Nala

Sunday (9/11) -REST/ OFF

Monday (9/12)- Orange Theory – covered 2.5 miles in intervals

Tuesday (9/13)- Workout on my own –> like this one

Wednesday (9/14) 3 mile run with Nala + abs/arms

4 Rounds

• 15 Tricep Dips
• 24 Commandos
• 20 Straight Leg Jackknifes
• 20 Bent Leg Sit Ups
• 15 Mountain Climber Push Up combos
• 15 Straight Leg Raises 15 Hand Release Push Ups

Thursday (9/15)REST/ OFF – quite literally drove Nala two blocks to the dog park to avoid stressing my shins

Holy cow my shins are THROBBING, as I type this I’m icing them and praying to the running gods!  I think I know it’s because I hurried into Orange Theory without stretching or warming up and it ended up killing me!  For me, I have to warm up or you know what is going to hit the fan.  I need to do press ups, glute activators, ankle mobilizers, and calf stretches before running.  But I didn’t, so my shins were hurting when I woke up on Wednesday. I probably should have skipped the run but it didn’t hurt when I started so I figured it would be fine.  FAIL. Not fine.  🙁 I’m hoping I can see Dr. Khavari today (Friday) and be good to run on Saturday or Sunday for a long run.  That kind of throws off my plans though because I was hoping to get a long run in before I was gone for a week!  I’m traveling to Vermont and then Iowa and will be gone one full week! So that’s a great start to my training….