I'm falling into the trap of New Year's resolutions, as usual, so this training log begins on a Tuesday because it's January 1st. The goal race is the Bayshore Marathon on May 25th so this training cycle, devised by my coach with edits from me, is focused on that. I've been holding pretty steady since my fall half in October with 15-25 miles a week, but limited speed and no cross training. The training will actually being after our February trip, but technically began around last week.
January 1st: 40 minutes of Peloton biking post-NYE. I didn't really drink but ate so-so yesterday and slept like garbage so this was harder than planned although the heart rate wasn't too bad. I eased off the second class, partially because I felt like trash and partially because I made the excuse that biking is new fixture and I don't have to go 100% from "day one".
January 2nd: To no one to surprise, the first day of trying the 5 AM wake up did not go according to plan. I was extremely stressed about how my workday would go and couldn’t relax. Although my watch said I slept okay, it didn’t feel like that (liar) so I called it around 4:30 and did my normal wake-up time and routine. All that sets up the fact that I did my run after work. I left early because I had someone coming to the house so I was able to start the run around 5:20 which is a nice change of pace. On deck was 6 miles and I did 6 miles according to my watch, which ends up being about 5.5 according to the treadmill. All in all, not bad. I wore my new Adizero that Believe in the Run rated as their favorite (normal) shoe of the year. It’s a firm and not ideal for my toe striking but I’ll keep it and wear it periodically on the treadmill. I’m having the random tightness still in my right calf but I’m just kind of ignoring that for now and seeing how it goes.
January 3rd: I made plans with some friends about two weeks ago for tonight, but I bailed. The last couple months have been super draining and I feel like I haven’t had a break or time to myself. I know that’s not entirely true, but sometimes it just seems that way. So I asked if we could reschedule and I made a plan that tonight I would do laundry, do a run, eat some food, and just sit with myself, by myself. The Friday runs are always some of the hardest. The week takes so much out of me and it can be difficult to get on the treadmill or out the door. But I usually feel better afterwards and take some pride if seeing the run through. Today was a planned 4 and I did 3.75 which was entirely fine and enough. Overall not feeling too bad, still have some weird niggles here and there which I really just need to get my act together and do PT and strength as all of the niggles are things that I have felt before. The run was done is the Rebel 4 which, once I got the tying down to avoid blisters, are a fan-fav.
January 4th: Ah, the weekend. Time to rest and recoup. I'm trying to following my coach's plan even though long runs on Sundays can be trying. For now, especially since the distances are shorter, it's not as bad so today was another 4. The weather here is meh. It's sunny but cold and windy. The real feel was like 10-15 degrees when I was gearing up to run to run so I stayed on my trusty treadmill again (tomorrow, after all, is another day). I did some pick-ups during particular parts of my play list to keep things fresh and the legs turning over since speed training is right another the corner. Overall felt good. I'm looking to use our Hyperice more regularly because I am awful at other forms of recovery so I'll see if the passive form can do me some good. Also done again in the Rebel.
January 5th: Long run day. Although I had the best intentions of considering an outside run (considering, not doing), I pretty much vetoed that on Friday. I checked the weather and it just didn't feel like it jived for me today so I laced up and found myself back on the tread. I did a few things this go around, warm-up, k a 45 minute Peloton class, and part of the NYC Marathon course. Overall it went fine. I had some tummy issues towards the last 5K which was a clear indicator of poor nutrition choices yesterday. I knew that yesterday and it played out today. But I got it down and the first week of 2025 training is in the books.
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