Training Week June 21st - June 27th

Sunday, June 21st: Since I had a string of harder workouts and a long day yesterday, I decided to take today as no long run but get some miles and an easy ride. I went out when it was already too warm I think (this New England Summer!) so had some regrets, but got a 3.32 in. I jumped on the Peloton for a low impact which seemed fine. Monday, June 22nd: As the new usual, rest day although with work so... you know. Tuesday, June 23rd: It started hot and ended hot and I don't mean that in a sexy way. I am not sure if my Garmin is off but average heart rate was 172 with a pace of 8:33 (the FitBit has a been rate so I'm thinking somewhere in between). I didn't feel like I was working as hard as the Garmin says I was although the humidity was 85% on my weather app and 98%(!!) on Strava so maybe I was working hard. Wednesday, June 24th: I knew going into today getting a workout would require focus. I stayed too late at work but came home pretty much right on time (once the dog was handled) to skip into a 20 minute live ride. It was hard and I wasn't prepared (I also road with one friend and one "friend" who always beat me so it is a little discouraging). I can't tell if I'm worn out mentally and physically (while still able to push through) or just still don't know how to bike well. Probably both. I added on a very fun 15 minute low impact, though, that I literally belted out during the songs. I love those rides. Thursday, June 25th: I shifted around my planned speed work and just did a 4 miles-ish run after work. The humidity broke so that was nice and I'm playing with the Garmin to try and find a heart rate that makes sense so I can work on my work effort. Friday, June 26th: I did a HIIT run with Becs on Peloton and, unlike at OT where I do what the coach says, I did not walk when she said walk, mostly because I'm on busy streets and worry and wonder what people would think (such a silly thing). I felt okay - I think I prefer tempo runs to HIIT because of the benefit for running I feel it gives me, but I probably should keep mixing it up if I do speed especially without OT. When I picked it up, it appears I averaged about 6:50 for the interval so not too bad (and maybe an OT goal one day...) Saturday, June 27th: I did a 45 minute are ride. The arms were brutal, the biking was hard but I kept it on the lower workout side. I definitely had moments of feeling overwhelmed and need to try and work on that and, in some ways, figure out what I want out of the biking with my other training. I think the spinning still takes a lot out of me so it wears me down and can start to hurt my running. But... here's the questions... is that a problem or can I continue to shift my focus? There was a great end to this ride though that pumped me up which I needed.